Reduction of surface contamination and biofilms of Enterococcus sp. and Staphylococcus aureus using a citrus-based vapour

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-66

  Laird, K ^a   Armitage, D ^a   Phillips, C ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Citrus essential oils; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus

Indexed keywords

CITRUS OIL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL MICROSCOPY; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VAPOR; VAPORIZATION;

AEROSOLS; BIOFILMS; CITRUS; COLORIMETRY; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; OILS, VOLATILE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84455205506     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Voluntary surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2009 2011, Health Protection Agency, HPA, London.
2. Enterococcus spp. bacteraemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2005-2009 2010, Health Protection Agency, HPA, London.
3. Recommendations for preventing the spread of vancomycin resistance: Recommendations of the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Am J Infect Control 1995, 23:87-94. Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.
4. Gaunt L.F., Higgins S.C., Hughes J.F. Interaction of air ions and bactericidal vapours to control micro-organisms. J Appl Microbiol 2005, 99:1324-1329.
5. Garrett T.R., Bhakoo M., Zhang Z. Bacterial adhesion and biofilms on surfaces. Prog Nat Sci 2008, 18:1049-1056.
6. Donlan R.M., Costerton J.W. Biofilms: survival mechanisms of clinically relevant microorganisms. Clin Microbiol Rev 2002, 15:167-193.
7. Kwiecinski J., Eick S., Wójcik K. Effects of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil on Staphylococcus aureus in biofilms and stationary growth phase. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009, 33:343-347.
8. Chapman J.S. Disinfectant resistance mechanisms, cross-resistance, and co-resistance. Int Biodeter Biodegrad 2003, 51:271-276.
9. Fisher K., Phillips C. The mechanism of action of a citrus oil blend against Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis. J Appl Microbiol 2009, 106:1343-1349.
10. Fisher K., McWatt L., Phillips C. The use of an antimicrobial citrus vapour to reduce Enterococcus sp. on salad products. Int J Food Sci Technol 2009, 44:1748-1754.
11. Williams G.J., Denyer S.P., Hosein I.K., Hill D.W., Maillard J.Y. The development of a new three-step protocol to determine the efficacy of disinfectant wipes on surfaces contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. J Hosp Infect 2007, 67:329.
12. Di Poto A., Sbarra M.S., Provenza G., Visai L., Speziale P. The effect of photodynamic treatment combined with antibiotic action or host defence mechanisms on Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Biomaterials 2009, 30:3158-3166.
13. Joshi S.G., Paff M., Friedman G., et al. Control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in planktonic form and biofilms: a biocidal efficacy study of nonthermal dielectric-barrier discharge plasma. Am J Infect Control 2010, 38:293-301.
14. Latasa C., Solano C., Penadés J.R., Lasa I. Biofilm-associated proteins. Comptes Rendus Biologies 2006, 329:849-857.
15. Gursoy U.K., Gursoy M., Gursoy O.V., et al. Anti-biofilm properties of Satureja hortensis L. essential oil against periodontal pathogens. Anaerobe 2009, 6:264-270.
16. Sandasi M., Leonard C.M., Viljoen A.M. The effect of five common essential oil components on Listeria monocytogenes biofilms. Food Control 2008, 19:1070-1075.
17. Oussalah M., Caillet S., Lacroix M. Mechanism of action of Spanish oregano, chinese cinnamon, and savory oils against cell membrane and walls of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes. J Food Prot 2006, 69:1046-1055.
18. Rasooli I., Rezaei M.B., Allameh A. Ultrastructural studies on antimicrobial efficacy of thyme essential oils on Listeria monocytogenes. Int J Infect Dis 2006, 10:236-241.
19. Fitzgerald D.J., Stratford M., Gasson M.J., et al. Mode of antimicrobial action of vanillin against Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus plantarum and Listeria innocua. J Appl Microbiol 2004, 97:104-113.
20. Cox S.D., Mann C.M., Markham J.L., et al. The mode of antimicrobial action of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil). J Appl Microbiol 2000, 88:170-175.
21. Lambert R.J.W., Skandamis P.N., Coote P.J., Nychas G.J.E. A study of the minimum inhibitory concentration and mode of action of oregano essential oil, thymol and carvacrol. J Appl Microbiol 2001, 91:453-462.
22. Davies A., Pottage T., Bennett A., Walker J. Gaseous and air decontamination technologies for Clostridium difficile in the healthcare environment. J Hosp Infect 2011, 77:199-203.