Efficacy of common hospital biocides with biofilms of multi-drug resistant clinical isolates

• Published in: Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 57; no. 8; pp. 966 - 973
• Main Authors: Smith, Karen, Hunter, Iain S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01.08.2008; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Bacteria - drug effects; Bacteria - growth & development; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteria - pathogenicity; Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Bacterial Infections - prevention & control; Bacterial Infections - transmission; Biofilms; Biological and medical sciences; Cell Survival; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Disinfectants; Drug Resistance, Multiple; Equipment Design; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Microscopy, Confocal; Plankton - drug effects; Plankton - growth & development; Plankton - isolation & purification; Polyethylene; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Stainless Steel; Staphylococcus aureus; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Resistance; Biofilm; Microbiology; Efficiency; Biocide; Clinical isolate

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK Correspondence Iain S. Hunter i.s.hunter{at}strath.ac.uk Received 30 September 2007 Accepted 26 March 2008 The hospital environment is particularly susceptible to contamination by bacterial pathogens th...