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Engineering out the Risk of Infection with Urinary Catheters

Dennis G. Maki* and Paul A. Tambyah†
*University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, and †National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore

Figure 2. Scanning electron micrograph of an infected catheter showing dense and complex biofilm on the extraluminal surface. Urine culture at catheter removal yielded Candida albicans 104 CFU/mL and C. glabrata 104 CFU/mL (X 5000).

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Figure 2. Scanning electron micrograph of an infected catheter showing dense and complex biofilm on the extraluminal surface. Urine culture at catheter removal yielded Candida albicans 104 CFU/mL and C. glabrata 104 CFU/mL (X 5000).
 


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