Open AccessThe Bacterial Biofilms in Dialysis Water Systems and the Effect of the Sub Inhibitory Concentrations of Chlorine on Them
Author(s) -
Ethel Suman,
Benji Varghese,
Neethu Joseph,
Nisha Kumari,
Sushma R Kotian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5118.2956
Subject(s) - biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , dialysis , pseudomonas aeruginosa , chlorine , agar , bacteria , antibiotics , macconkey agar , acinetobacter , pseudomonas , chemistry , dialysis tubing , biology , medicine , surgery , biochemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , membrane
The presence of bacteria in the form of biofilms poses a problem in the fluid pathways of haemodialysis plants and procedures which are aimed to detach and neutralize biofilms are necessary to improve the patient safety and the quality of the healthcare. The present study was therefore aimed at isolating the organisms which colonized dialysis water systems as biofilms, as well as to study the effect of the sub inhibitory concentrations of chlorine on the biofilms which were produced by these isolates.