In Vitro Studies of a Novel Antimicrobial Luer‐Activated Needleless Connector for Prevention of Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infection | Zendy

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In Vitro Studies of a Novel Antimicrobial Luer‐Activated Needleless Connector for Prevention of Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infection

Author(s) -

Dennis G. Maki

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/652764

Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , biofilm , enterobacter cloacae , staphylococcus aureus , candida albicans , pseudomonas aeruginosa , medicine , enterococcus faecalis , vancomycin , microorganism , bacteria , chemistry , biology , enterobacteriaceae , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene , genetics

We report in vitro studies of a commercially available novel antimicrobial Luer-activated connector with the inner surface coated with nanoparticle-silver to prevent contaminants from forming biofilm and causing catheter-related bloodstream infection.

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