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Effect of 1% mandelic acid as a bladder irrigation fluid in patients with in-dwelling catheters
1Control of Infection Nurse, Herts.
Abstract:
The effect of 1% mandelic acid bladder washouts on 40 patients who were using in-dwelling catheters was studied. The procedure appeared to benefit those colonised with Pseudomonas species but not those colonised with Proteus species. The subject of bladder irrigation is briefly reviewed.