Rapid method for detection of adherent bacteria on Foley urinary catheters.
An accurate, rapid, and inexpensive method was developed for detecting and enumerating bacteria adherent to Foley urinary catheters based on malachite green staining of acridine orange-prestained specimens. This method has proven to be quick and reliable and will find application in quantitative studies of biomaterial-related sepsis.
D000268:Adhesiveness; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014546:Urinary Catheterization