In-vitro antibacterial and anti-encrustation performance of silver-polytetrafluoroethylene nanocomposite coated urinary catheters
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Feasability of Preventing Encrustation of Urinary Catheters
Colonization of urinary catheters by bacteria which produce urease leads to an increase in urine pH, followed by deposition of the minerals struvite and hydroxyapatite. Adhesion of these encrusting deposits can be reduced, but not prevented, by using catheters with a smooth surface finish. Chemical methods for preventing encrustation are not completely satisfactory. A better way of preventing e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.02.012