Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

biocapa

English translation:

biofilm

Added to glossary by Dave Pugh
Jun 3, 2009 10:56
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

biocapa

Spanish to English Other Medical (general)
El comportamiento clínico de estas infecciones, cuyo rasgo principal es la escasa sintomatología infecciosa, la cronicidad, y la necesidad de retirar el material infectado para conseguir la curación, hace sospechar que el PA forma biocapa sobre el material protésico (1-21).
I'm not sure if this is a mistake and could be "bicapa"
Thanks in advance
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 biofilm
4 +4 biolayer

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biofilm

biofilm (bi´o-film″) a thin layer of microorganisms adhering to the surface of a structure, which may be organic or inorganic, together with the polymers that they secrete.
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.j...

I believe PA stands for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can grow on prosthetic devices as in this example:

Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause chronic opportunistic infections. These kinds of infections are a serious problem for medical care in ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomonas_aeruginosa - 132k - En caché - Páginas similares

BIOFILMFactors affecting the irreversible attachment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to stainless ..... into biofilm covering infected prostheses and effect on bacteria. ...
www.unicolmayor.edu.co/invest_nova/NOVA/ARTREVIS2_2.htm - 175k - En caché - Páginas similares

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases -Microorganisms attach to surfaces and form biofilms. ... such as orthopaedic hardware, pacemakers, prosthetic heart valves, and intravascular catheters. ...
www.blackwellpublishing.com/eccmid14/abstract.asp?id=13897 - 8k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):

agree David Brown : I agree with you "biofilm" is the correct expression
50 mins
Thanks David
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
Thanks Muriel
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for the help everyone, I'm going with this one"
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biolayer

Pediatric Clinics of North America · Volume 44, Issue 2, 1 April 1997, Pages 375-395 .... active site that is in contact with the hydrophobic biolayer members. ...... respiratory infections, and other illnesses if the child is afebrile. ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S003139550570482X -

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Care facilities: hospitals, clinics, old persons' homes and others. ... forming a biolayer. The presence of this biolayer, togeth- er with water temperature, plays an important ... has also described related infections in equipment used ...
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Main route of infections is by skin contact, but can infect .... Time necessary for formation of biolayer during start-up and following cleaning ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Omar Lima Quintana
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garcias Omar
agree marutele
56 mins
gracias ... un saludo desde Grecia
agree liz askew : PDF] SGM Meeting Abstracts: Carlow, 26-27 March 2002 File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML varied biomaterials (glass, silicone, and polyutherane). ...... was increased by culturing the biolayer in progressively higher concentrations of 2,4- ... w
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thank you Liz
agree Mirtha Grotewold
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thank you Mirtha
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biocapa

Resultados 1 - 10 de aproximadamente 243.000 de "BIOFILM FORMATION".

It must be concluded, therefore, that biofilm formation on bone cements is not only related to the gentamicin release, but may also be dependent on other ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0142961200003136 -

Bacterial biofilms may explain chronicity in osteoradionecrosis of ... - [ Traducir esta página ]OBJECTIVE:: To identify biofilm formation within a case of temporal bone osteoradionecrosis. PATIENT:: Single-case patient presenting with temporal bone ...
www.tripdatabase.com/spider.html?itemid=597088

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