Culture-independent microbiological analysis of foley urinary catheter biofilms.

BACKGROUND:Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), a leading cause of nosocomial disease, is complicated by the propensity of bacteria to form biofilms on indwelling medical devices [1,2,3,4,5]. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:To better understand the microbial diversity of...

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Main Authors: Daniel N Frank, Shandra S Wilson, Allison L St Amand, Norman R Pace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2771765?pdf=render