Disinfection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms using a remote non-thermal gas plasma

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-207

  Cotter, J J ^a   Maguire, P ^b   Soberon, F ^b   Daniels, S ^c   O'Gara, J P ^a   Casey, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Arann Healthcare Ltd Invent Centre   (Ireland)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Disinfection; Gas plasma; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PLASMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FREE RADICALS; GASES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 79958696287     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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