Bacteriophage Can Prevent Encrustation and Blockage of Urinary Catheters by Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis forms dense crystalline biofilms on catheter surfaces that occlude urine flow, leading to serious clinical complications in long-term catheterized patients, but there are presently no truly effective approaches to control catheter blockage by this organism. This study evaluated the...

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Published in:Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Main Authors: Nzakizwanayo, Jonathan, Hanin, Aurélie, Alves, Diana R., McCutcheon, Benjamin, Dedi, Cinzia, Salvage, Jonathan, Knox, Karen, Stewart, Bruce, Metcalfe, Anthony, Clark, Jason, Gilmore, Brendan F., Gahan, Cormac G. M., Jenkins, A. Toby A., Jones, Brian V.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Experimental Therapeutics
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4775969/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26711744
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02685-15
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