Impact of the contamination time by Escherichia coli on biofilm formation in surgical instruments.

Síntia de Souza Evangelista Simone Gonçalves Dos Santos Adriana Cristina de Oliveira

Published in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2021)

microbial load and adhesion of E. coli increased over time, reaching 105 CFU/cm2 after 24 hours of contamination, starting biofilm formation after two hours.

Keyphrases

biofilm formation
escherichia coli
risk assessment
drinking water
health risk
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans
human health
microbial community
klebsiella pneumoniae
cystic fibrosis
patient reported outcomes
heavy metals
climate change
multidrug resistant
cell adhesion