Biofilm in urinary catheters : impacts on health care and methods for quantification
Biofilm is an increasing problem in the healthcare and have in urinary catheters long been associated with nosocomial urinary tract infections. The infections caused in 2002 alone 13,000 deaths in the US and annual costs have been estimated to over $400 million. These costs are however most likely u...
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KTH, Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-149526 |