Biofilm formation, and related impacts on healthcare, food processing and packaging, industrial manufacturing, marine industries, and sanitation–a review

G Shineh, M Mobaraki, MJ Perves Bappy… - Applied Microbiology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation can lead to problems in healthcare, water distribution systems, food
processing and packaging, industrial manufacturing, marine industries, and sanitation …

Nanophotonic catheters: A lens into the body for biosensing and biomedical imaging

BA Taha, IA Al-Tahar, AJ Addie, AB Mahdi… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Optical biosensors integrated into catheter systems enable highly sensitive, multiplexed, and
real-time detection of biochemical analytes and physiological parameters within the body …

[HTML][HTML] Combating bacterial biofilm formation in urinary catheter by green silver nanoparticle

RM Goda, AM El-Baz, EM Khalaf, NK Alharbi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urinary catheters are commonly associated with urinary tract infections. This study aims to
inhibit bacterial colonisation and biofilm of urinary tract catheters. Silicon catheter pieces …

[HTML][HTML] How to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Reappraisal of Vico's Theory—Is History Repeating Itself?

S Musco, A Giammò, F Savoca, L Gemma… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
New, contextualized modern solutions must be found to solve the dilemma of catheter-
associated urinary infection (CAUTI) in long-term care settings. In this paper, we describe …

Synthesis and characterization of polysiphonia/cerium oxide/nickel oxide nanocomposites for the removal of toxins from contaminated water and antibacterial potential

N Alarfaj, N Al Musayeib, M Amina… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Due to massive industrial development, organic and inorganic wastes are very common in
most industrial effluents from the pharmaceutical industry. Even in low concentrations, they …

[HTML][HTML] An update on alternative therapy for Escherichia coli caused urinary tract infections; a narrative review

S Nasrollahian, F Moradi, N Hadi, R Ranjbar… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of nosocomial
infection and severe health issues because of the difficulties and frequent recurrence …

[PDF][PDF] Urological infections

G Bonkat, R Pickard, R Bartoletti, F Bruyère… - … Association of Urology, 2018 - old.medlib.am
1.1 Aim and objectives The European Association of Urology (EAU) Urological Infections
Guidelines Panel has compiled these clinical guidelines to provide medical professionals …

[HTML][HTML] Piezoelectrically-activated antibacterial catheter for prevention of urinary tract infections in an on-demand manner

X Duan, Y Xu, Z Zhang, X Ma, C Wang, W Ma, F Jia… - Materials Today Bio, 2024 - Elsevier
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a common clinical problem, especially
during long-term catheterization, causing additional pain to patients. The development of …

Trending prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary hospital in China during the COVID-19 pandemic

R Rong, L Lin, Y Yang, S Zhao, R Guo, J Ye… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study was to demonstrate both the four-year prevalence
trend of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in a large tertiary hospital and the trend …

Development of a 3D CNN-based AI model for automated segmentation of the prostatic urethra

MJ Belue, SA Harmon, K Patel, A Daryanani… - Academic radiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objective The combined use of prostate cancer radiotherapy and MRI
planning is increasingly being used in the treatment of clinically significant prostate cancers …