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Alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters help patients avoid infections and urethral trauma
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Alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters help patients avoid infections and urethral trauma

by Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters help patients avoid infections and urethral traumaAvoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals, according to new recommendations. The model, “Disrupting...

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New findings may reduce the risk of infection for patients with urinary catheters

Patients with indwelling urinary catheters often suffer from urinary tract infections, which can be challenging to treat. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that the synthetic peptide CD4-PP has an excellent bactericidal effect against urinary tract bacteria, even those resistant to antibiotics. The study, published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, opens up for...