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Development of a cost-effective anti-bacterial device for the 37 million urethral catheters used in enlarged Europe (SAFE CATHETER)
Date du début: 15 oct. 2008, Date de fin: 14 oct. 2010,
"A survey conducted by WHO showed that 2,4 million of European patients suffer nosocomial infections every year. Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) account for approximately 40% of nosocomial infections; 80% of UTIs are associated with the use of indwelling urethral catheters. UTIs related to indwelling catheterisation prolong the mean length of hospitalisation, ranging from 2.4 to 19.8 days; 2 Billio ...
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