Biofilm removal by medical device cleaners: comparison of two bioreactor detection assays

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-167

  Hadi, R ^a   Vickery, K ^a   Deva, A ^a   Charlton, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Crystal Violet; Medical device cleaning; Protein assay

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; POLITEF; POLYSORBATE 20; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CLEANING; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HYDROLYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

BIOFILMS; DECONTAMINATION; DETERGENTS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 74749093961     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.10.023     Document Type: Article

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