Review of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections and In Vitro Urinary Tract Models

Figure 2

Examples of catheters encrusted by crystalline biofilms created by various bacteria: (a) Proteus mirabilis, (b) Proteus vulgaris, (c) Providentia rettgeri, (d) Morganella morganii, and (e) Staphylococcus aureus. The top two rows are silver/latex catheters, and the bottom two rows are nitrofurazone/silicone catheters [26].