Thirteen strains of lactobacilli were tested for their ability to adhere to commercial devices used in the urinary tract. Although it appeared that the most hydrophilic organisms adhered in highest numbers, there was no significant cor- relation between water contact angle and adhesiveness to cathet
Adsorption of ciprofloxacin to urinary catheters and effect on subsequent bacterial adhesion and survival
โ Scribed by Gregor Reid; Christina Tieszer; Renate Foerch; Henk J. Busscher; Antoine E. Khoury; Andrew W. Bruce
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 365 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0927-7765
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