Probiotic lactic acid bacteria as a means of preventing in vitro urinary catheter colonization and biofilm formation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most common infections found in healthcare facilities. Urinary catheters predispose the development of CAUTIs by destroying natural barriers and providing a source for infection and biofilm formation (BF). This study aimed to evaluate probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as a means of preventing in vitro urinary catheter colonization and BF.

Methods

Cross-sectional screening, followed by an experimental study, was conducted on 120 catheterized patients admitted to the urology department in a tertiary care hospital for 7 months. The isolated and identified uropathogens were tested for their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns by the disk diffusion method according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards I

SUBMITTER: Mahgoub MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807722 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature