Biofilms in Infection Prevention and Control A Healthcare Handbook Percival

Biofilms in Infection Prevention and ControlA Healthcare Handbook\nAuthor(s): Steven L. Percival, David Williams, Tracey Cooper, Jacqueline Randle\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780123970435, 978-0123970435\nSynopsis\nBiofilms in Infection and Disease Control: A Healthcare Handbook outlines the scientific evidence and rationale for the prevention of infection, the role biofilms play in infection control, and the issues concerning their resistance to antimicrobials. This book provides practical guidance for healthcare and infection control professionals, as well as students, for preventing and controlling infection. Biofilms are the most common mode of bacterial growth in nature. Highly resistant to antibiotics and antimicrobials, biofilms are the source of more than 65 percent of health care associated infections (HCAI), which, according to the WHO, affect [url] million people annually. Biofilms.