Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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Shira Markowitz
Israel
Research Article
The Effect of Surface Acoustic Waves on Bacterial Load and Preventing Catheter- associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) in Long Term Indwelling Catheters
Author(s): Shira Markowitz, Jonathan Rosenblum, Martin Goldstein, Hrishikesh P Gadagkar and Leib LitmanShira Markowitz, Jonathan Rosenblum, Martin Goldstein, Hrishikesh P Gadagkar and Leib Litman
The authors evaluate a novel Surface Acoustic Wave Actuator and its effect on preventing CAUTI. This is a
double blinded randomized control trial, of the Uroshield™ device. 55 patients in a skilled nursing facility chain being
treated with long term indwelling catheters were evaluated. There was a significant difference between the treated
group and the placebo group in the number of Colony Forming Units present upon evaluation, as well as on the
number of treated UTI’s. The effect lasted beyond the time of active treatment... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9857.1000210