biofilms and disease

Question 1

Dental plaques

Answer 1

Can cause tooth decay, gum disease if
dental biofilms are not removed

Question 2

Urinary tract infections (UTI’s)

Answer 2

Indwelling urinary catheters are often
colonized by fecal bacteria

Question 3

Pneumoniae

Answer 3

Associated with Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure (CPAP) machines for sleep apenia
prevention

CPAP have water reservoirs where bacteria
can grow and multiply, then be forced by air
into the lungs to cause infection