Artificial dry surface biofilm models for testing the efficacy of cleaning and disinfection

Beware Biofilm! Dry biofilms containing bacterial pathogens on multiple healthcare surfaces; a multicentre study

(2018) K. Ledwoch et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Transfer of dry surface biofilm in healthcare environment: the role of healthcare worker’s hands as vehicles

(2018) Durdana Chowdhary et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Fast and simple tool for the quantification of biofilm-embedded cells sub-populations from fluorescent microscopic images

(2018) Mikhail I. Bogachev et al.   PLoS One

Tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in in-vitro biofilms to high-level peracetic acid disinfection

(2017) A.B. Akinbobola et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Critical review on biofilm methods

(2016) Joana Azeredo et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Staphylococcus aureus dry-surface biofilms are not killed by sodium hypochlorite: implications for infection control

(2016) A. Almatroudi et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Viable Compositional Analysis of an Eleven Species Oral Polymicrobial Biofilm

(2016) Leighann Sherry et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Surface-attached cells, biofilms and biocide susceptibility: implications for hospital cleaning and disinfection

(2015) J.A. Otter et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Intensive care unit environmental surfaces are contaminated by multidrug-resistant bacteria in biofilms: combined results of conventional culture, pyrosequencing, scanning electron microscopy, and confocal laser microscopy

(2015) H. Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

A new dry-surface biofilm model: An essential tool for efficacy testing of hospital surface decontamination procedures

(2015) Ahmad Almatroudi et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Effect of growth temperature, surface type and incubation time on the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms to disinfectants

(2014) Marwan Abdallah et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

A simple and reproducible 96-well plate-based method for the formation of fungal biofilms and its application to antifungal susceptibility testing

(2014) Christopher G Pierce et al.   Nature Protocols

Development of an in vitroperiodontal biofilm model for assessing antimicrobial and host modulatory effects of bioactive molecules

(2014) Emma Millhouse et al.   BMC Oral Health

The crucial role of wiping in decontamination of high-touch environmental surfaces: Review of current status and directions for the future

(2013) Syed A. Sattar et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Resistance of bacterial biofilms to disinfectants: a review

(2011) A. Bridier et al.   BIOFOULING

Presence of biofilm containing viable multiresistant organisms despite terminal cleaning on clinical surfaces in an intensive care unit

(2011) K. Vickery et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Prevention and control of biofilm-based medical-device-related infections

(2010) Iolanda Francolini et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Systematic Review of Studies on Compliance with Hand Hygiene Guidelines in Hospital Care

(2010) Vicki Erasmus et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Rapid Quantitative Analysis of Lipids Using a Colorimetric Method in a Microplate Format

(2010) Yu-Shen Cheng et al.   LIPIDS