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Efficacy of a Silicone Urinary Catheter Impregnated with Chlorhexidine and Triclosan Against Colonization With Proteus mirabilis and Other Uropathogens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Trupti A. Gaonkar
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Lauserpina Caraos
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Shanta Modak*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
*
Dept. of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 W. 168th St., New York, NY 10032 (smm4@columbia.edu)

Abstract

We sought to develop an infection-resistant urinary catheter. We evaluated 3 types of catheters for their efficacy against uropathogens in an in vitro model of the urinary tract. The catheter impregnated with Chlorhexidine and triclosan suppressed the growth of uropathogens, including Proteus mirabilis, for 20-30 days or longer.

Type
Concise Communication
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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