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

CONCLUSIONS: 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.PMID:34287490 | DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0759

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - July 21, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: S íntia de Souza Evangelista Simone Gon çalves Dos Santos Adriana Cristina de Oliveira Source Type: research