Introduction
Hospitals address incontinence and urine retention via catheters. Urinary tract infections can result from catheter surface bacterial colonization. Common catheter-associated bacteria include E. coli, K. pneumoniae, and E. faecalis. These organisms can form catheter biofilms, complicating therapy and increasing morbidity and healthcare costs.1 The produced biofilm provides a strong resistance to any delivered antibiotics. In this context, strenuous efforts have been directed to minimize the accumulation of bacteria on the surface of urinary catheters especially those used for long term therapy. The use of antibacterial coating agents such as silver sulfadiazine or antibiotics to prevent bacterial growth and catheter infections is a traditional method for bacterial catheter colonization. These…