TY - BOOK AU - Basma Emad Aboulhoda AU - Magda Ibrahim Ayoub , AU - Mona Gamal Nada , TI - Comparison between three methods for detection of biofilm formation among organisms isolated from urinary catheters / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Basma Emad Aboulhoda , KW - Biofilm KW - Tube method KW - Urinary catheters N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -