Pseudomonas aeruginosa: adherence to and growth on different urinary catheter coatings.
Discs of urinary catheters with different coatings were exposed to a flow of artificial urine containing cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Within 10 h an adherent biofilm consisting of the bacteria and their exopolysaccharide products had developed on those discs coated with latex, teflon, and silicon. In contrast, on the silver alloy-coated catheter discs no biofilm of Pseudomonas aeruginosa had developed.
Liedberg
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Department of Urology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ekman
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Lundeberg
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D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008954:Models, Biological; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*