Sonication as a tool for disrupting biofilms and recovering microorganisms in bladder catheters.

Juliette Cieslinski Victoria Stadler Tasca Ribeiro Camila Kowodzeichak de Lima Letícia Kraft Paula Hansen Suss Felipe Francisco Tuon

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia (2023)

Bladder catheter sonication showed more positive culture results than urine samples for anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms. The role of anaerobes in urinary tract infection and catheter biofilm is discussed.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
candida albicans
spinal cord injury
microbial community
pseudomonas aeruginosa
ultrasound guided
wastewater treatment
staphylococcus aureus
urinary tract
high intensity
escherichia coli
cystic fibrosis