Biofilm Development on Urinary Catheters Promotes the Appearance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Biofilm Development on Urinary Catheters Promotes the Appearance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria

Published:2021-04-27 Issue:2 Volume:12 Page:
ISSN:2150-7511
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language:en
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Author:

Wilks Sandra A.¹^ORCID,Koerfer Verena V.²³,Prieto Jacqui A.¹^ORCID,Fader Mandy¹^ORCID,Keevil C. William²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

2. School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

3. University Duisburg—Essen, Essen, Germany

Abstract

Several antimicrobial urinary catheter materials have been developed, but, although laboratory studies may show a benefit, none have significantly improved clinical outcomes. The use of poorly designed laboratory testing and lack of consideration of the impact of VBNC populations may be responsible.

Funder

Universität Duisburg-Essen

University of Southampton

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Virology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/mBio.03584-20

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