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

• Egile Nagusiak: Síntia de Souza Evangelista (Egilea), Simone Gonçalves dos Santos (Egilea), Adriana Cristina de Oliveira (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the microbial load and adherence of Escherichia coli in different areas of the surgical instrument surface exposed to experimental contamination over time. Methods: experimental study in which fragments of crile forceps (serrated, rod and rack) were contaminated by i...