Setting up a urinary catheter evaluation model and optimizing its usage

• Main Author: Seah, Wei Lian
• Other Authors: Chan Bee Eng, Mary
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineerinig::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75158
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) is a type of hospital-acquired infection. It is mainly caused by the bacterial biofilm formation on the urinary catheters. Bacterial species can either be introduced into patient’s bladder during insertion, or can already be present before the ins...