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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 by Hu, H, Johani, K, Gosbell, I.B, Jacombs, A.S.W, Almatroudi, A, Whiteley, G.S, Deva, A.K, Jensen, S, Vickery, K

“…Summary Background Hospital-associated infections cause considerable morbidity and mortality, and are expensive to treat. Organisms causing these infections…”
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Difficulty in removing biofilm from dry surfaces by Parvin, F., Hu, H., Whiteley, G.S., Glasbey, T., Vickery, K.

“…Cleaning is fundamental to infection control. This report demonstrates that a Staphylococcus aureus biofilm is significantly more difficult to remove than…”
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Staphylococcus aureus dry-surface biofilms are more resistant to heat treatment than traditional hydrated biofilms by Almatroudi, A., Tahir, S., Hu, H., Chowdhury, D., Gosbell, I.B., Jensen, S.O., Whiteley, G.S., Deva, A.K., Glasbey, T., Vickery, K.

“…The importance of biofilms to clinical practice is being increasingly realized. Biofilm tolerance to antibiotics is well described but limited work has been…”
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Transfer of dry surface biofilm in the healthcare environment: the role of healthcare workers' hands as vehicles by Chowdhury, D., Tahir, S., Legge, M., Hu, H., Prvan, T., Johani, K., Whiteley, G.S., Glasbey, T.O., Deva, A.K., Vickery, K.

“…Dry surface biofilms (DSBs) persist for extended periods in hospital, and may play a significant role in transmission of healthcare-associated infections. To…”
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A suggested sampling algorithm for use with ATP testing in cleanliness measurement by Whiteley, G.S., Glasbey, T.O., Fahey, P.P.

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Image of the month by Muralikrishnan, V.P., Ching, S.S., Whiteley, G.S.

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The comparative performance of three brands of portable ATP-bioluminometer intended for use in hospital infection control by Whiteley, G.S., Derry, C., Glasbey, T.

“…Portable adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-bioluminometers have been used in the food industry to monitor the effectiveness of surface cleaning but their intended…”
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