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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 4. Meta-analysis of published prospective randomized trials of silver oxide and silver alloy-hydrogel catheters. Data suggest that silver-hydrogel catheters can substantially reduce the risk for CAUTI (42).

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Figure 4. Meta-analysis of published prospective randomized trials of silver oxide and silver alloy-hydrogel catheters. Data suggest that silver-hydrogel catheters can substantially reduce the risk for CAUTI (42).
 


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