Prevalence of urinary tract infection in dogs after surgery for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion

NJ Olby, E MacKillop… - Journal of veterinary …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common complication in people with spinal
cord injury (SCI). Dogs with acute intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE) have similar risk …

Prevention of urinary tract infections in persons with spinal cord injury in home health care

FJ Eves, N Rivera - Home Healthcare Now, 2010 - journals.lww.com
More than 250,000 persons in the United States live with spinal cord injury (SCI), and
10,000 to 12,000 new injuries occur each year. Of these spinal cord injured persons, 53 …

Combination of antimicrobial agents and bacterial interference to coat medical devices

RO Darouiche, R Hull - US Patent 7,790,183, 2010 - Google Patents
This invention relates to a method for coating a medical device comprising the steps of
applying to at least a portion of the Surface of said medical device, an antimicrobial coating …