The overuse of antibiotics is a serious problem and I think doing this could create superbugs in the urine. At least that's my thinking, I'm not a doctor so who knows what would work?
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question for you all. Since so many of us get UTIs with supra > pubics and folley's, why don't they make catheters with a broad spectrum > slow release antibiotic on the tip of the catheter. I would think that this > would, if not kill, then at least keep at bay any bacteria that might be in > the bladder. This way at least you are not exposing your whole body to the > effects of the antibiotics. Kind of like the idea or of a baclofen pump. I > know people have good luck with the silver tipped catheters but would not > this go a step further? What do you guys think? > > Dan > >
