Catheter associated urinary tract infection and encrustation.
This paper examines the relationship between urinary pH, infection and urinary catheter encrustation and discusses the current management and problems of catheter associated urinary infection and encrustation.
Choong
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Institute of Urology and Nephrology, London, UK. simon@choong.demon.co.uk
Wood
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Fry
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Whitfield
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D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000652:urine; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D014510:Urease / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry
D002413:Cations, Divalent; D014510:Urease; D002118:Calcium