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Colicins prevent colonization of urinary catheters

OBJECTIVES: Natural microbial defence systems, such as bacteriocins, may be a novel means to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection. We investigated in vitro whether a colicin-expressing strain of Escherichia coli could prevent urinary catheter colonization by a colicin-susceptible, uro...

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Main Authors: Trautner, Barbara W., Hull, Richard A., Darouiche, Rabih O.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077848/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15980093
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dki228
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