Self-Disinfecting Urethral Catheter to Overcome Urinary Infections: From Antimicrobial Photodynamic Action to Antibacterial Biochemical Entities
Medical-device-related infections are considered a worldwide public health problem. In particular, urinary catheters are responsible for 75% of cases of hospital urinary infections (a mortality rate of 2.3%) and present a high cost for public and private health systems. Some actions have been perfor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-12-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/12/2484 |