Effect of 1% mandelic acid as a bladder irrigation fluid in patients with in-dwelling catheters.
The effect of 1% mandelic acid bladder washouts on 40 patients who were using in-dwelling catheters was studied. The procedure appeared to benefit those colonised with Pseudomonas species but not those colonised with Proteus species. The subject of bladder irrigation is briefly reviewed.
Control of Infection Nurse, Herts.
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D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D008333:Mandelic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011511:Proteus / Q000187:drug effects*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000382:microbiology*
D008333:Mandelic Acids