Catheter associated urinary tract infection: what is it, what causes it and how can we prevent it?:

TL;DR: There were no differences in CAUTI rates, although methodological issues hamper generalizability of this finding, and antibacterial agents may prove to be significant in a well-conducted study.

TL;DR: It is shown that these hydrophilic, charged, polysaccharide-based biosurfaces/biocoatings provide long-term stability, no adsorption of proteins (albumin and fibrinogen), similar to zwitterionic polymers, and enhanced resistance to plasma deposition and growth of Staphylococcus aureus pathogen.

TL;DR: In this paper, the surfaces of casted silicone sheets and silicone tubes were functionalized with colloidal polysaccharide complexes in order to introduce antimicrobial and antifouling surface properties The surface chemistry and morphology, as well as the chemical and mechanical stability of the coatings were characterized for this purpose, different microscopic and spectroscopic methods, pH-potentiometric titrations and standard methods for evaluation of mechanical properties were used

TL;DR: Modifications to biomaterial surfaces at an atomic level will allow the programming of cell-to-substratum events, thereby diminishing infection by enhancing tissue compatibility or integration, or by directly inhibiting bacterial adhesion.

TL;DR: These guidelines (epic3) provide comprehensive recommendations for preventing HCAI in hospital and other acute care settings based on the best currently available evidence, and the synopses of evidence underpinning the guideline recommendations have been updated.

TL;DR: This review summarizes the virtual explosion of information regarding the epidemiology, biochemistry, mechanisms of action, and genetic basis of these urovirulence factors that has occurred in the past decade and identifies areas in need of further study.

TL;DR: Bloodstream infections in the 1990s are notable for the increased importance of CNS as both contaminants and pathogens, the proportionate increase in fungi and decrease in anaerobes as pathogens,The emergence of Mycobacterium avium complex as an important cause of bacteremia in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection, and the reduction in mortality associated with infection.