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Table 1 Catheter recovery, bladder harvesting and E. coli colonization

From: Restriction of in vivo infection by antifouling coating on urinary catheter with controllable and sustained silver release: a proof of concept study

 

Uncoated

P3 coated

Up to 14dpia

14dpi

Number of mice euthanized (total 8 mice per group)

8

8

Catheters collected (catheters lost)

8 (0)

6 (2)

Number of catheters processed for biofilm extraction assay (catheters processed for SEMb)

6 (2)

4 (2)

Number of catheters with viable biofilm

5

1

Median values of CFUc/catheter (range)

6.58 X 107 (0 to 1.52 X 108)

0 (0 to 1.18 X 108)

Number of urinary bladders collected with catheters

8

6

Number of bladders with viable bacteria

5

1

Median values of CFU/bladder (range)

5.0 X 102 (0 to 1.4 X 108)

0 (0 to 1.03 X 105)

  1. aDays post inoculation
  2. bScanning electron microscopy
  3. cColony forming units