What is the best technic to dislodge Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm on medical implants?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bacterial biofilm can occur on all medical implanted devices and lead to infection and/or dysfunction of the device. In this study, artificial biofilm was formed on four different medical implants (silicone, piccline, peripheral venous catheter and endotracheal tube) of interest for our daily clinical and/or research practice. We investigated the best conventional technic to dislodge the biofilm on the implants and quantified the number of bacteria. Staphylococcus epidermidis previously isolated from a breast implant capsular contracture on a patient in the university hospital of Dijon was selected for its ability to produce biofilm on the implants. Different technics (sonication, Digest-EUR®, mechanized bead mill, combination of sonication plus Digest-EUR®) were tested

SUBMITTER: Moris V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356421 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature