The presence of biofilms on intravascular catheters and their role in catheter-related bloodstream infections is well accepted. The tolerance of catheter-associated biofilm organisms toward systemic ...

Researchers at Duke University in Durham N.C., have created a prototypical urinary catheter that can get rid of nearly 90 percent of the biofilm that builds up on catheter walls, according to a ...

In patients using long-term urinary catheters, bacterial biofilms can block urine flow and harbor pathogens that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). But the new design, described this week in ...

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are a heterogeneous group of institutions, ranging from rehabilitation centers to clinical settings, providing healthcare to a broad spectrum of patients. LTCF ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface patterns on plastics used for medical devices can drastically reduce the ability of bacteria to attach and multiply, ...

The formation of biofilms on plastic medical devices protect bacteria from the body’s natural defenses against infection, and integrating antimicrobials in the materials is a commonly used method to ...

Scientists at the University of California-Riverside recently discovered a chemical that plants produce that could help prevent infections in medical patients. Science Daily reported on the findings, ...

Manuka honey is a monofloral honey made from the nectar of the manuka tree. The honey, commonly sold as an alternative medicine, can reduce the growth of bacterial biofilms, which could help prevent ...

ELMSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NanoVibronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAOV), a medical device company that produces the UroShield®, PainShield® and WoundShield® Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Portable Ultrasonic ...

Enter fungi expert Mahmoud Ghannoum, a microbiome researcher at Case Western Reserve University and the director of the University Hospitals Center for Medical Mycology. Back in 2008, he had a hunch ...