Surface characteristics and antimicrobial properties of modified catheter surfaces by polypyrogallol and metal ions

• Main Authors: Balne, Praveen Kumar, Harini, Sriram, Dhand, Chetna, Dwivedi, Neeraj, Chalasani, Madhavi Latha Somaraju, Verma, Navin Kumar, Barathi, Veluchamy Amutha, Beuerman, Roger, Agrawal, Rupesh, Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Catheter coating; Pyrogallol
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83792; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45081
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Catheter associated infections (CAIs) are the major cause of nosocomial infections leading to increased morbidity, mortality rates and economical loss. Though the antibiotic coated surface modified catheters are reported to be effective in preventing CAIs, presence of sub-lethal concentrations of an...