substance that can stick to all kinds of materials. Think of
biofilm as bacteria's slimy fortress — a resistant protective barri-
er around infectious microorganisms on surfaces.
Microbes protected by biofilm will resist even high-level disinfec-
tion. As was apparently the case at Porter Adventist for nearly 2
years, instruments can move through an automated washer and a
sterilizer cycle, yet still wind up back on the sterile field coated in
biofilm. This happens more than you might think. Researchers have
found that more than 60% of "correctly processed" surgical instru-
ments showed a high degree of residual protein soiling, according to
a study in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology
(osmag.net/5SUFcv).
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