Basma Emad Aboulhoda <br/><br/>
Comparison between three methods for detection of biofilm formation among organisms isolated from urinary catheters /  
 الاستدلال على وجود الطبقة الحيوية فى البكتريا الموجودة فى قسطرة المثانة البولية 
Basma Emad Aboulhoda ; Supervised Magda Ibrahim Ayoub , Mona Gamal Nada 
 - Cairo :   Basma Emad Aboulhoda ,   2012 
 - 150P. :   charts , Facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Microbiology and Immunology 
<br/><br/> Medical devices associated infections especially CAUT infections continue to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality . These infections are most commonly caused by biofilm producing orgnisms . On studying microbial biofilms in organisms isolated from urinary catheters and comparing their biofilm forming ability through the tube method , the Spectrophotometric method and the congo red agar method , it was found that the TCP method is the most accurate method reflecting biofilm presence , followed by the CRA method 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Biofilm  Tube method Urinary catheters