| BF | biofilm |
| CAMPs | cationic antimicrobial peptides |
| CIP/CHX | Ciprofloxacin/Chlorhexidine |
| Cryo-SEM | cryo-scanning electron microscopy |
| DRI | device-related infections |
| DTT | dithiothetriol |
| EPS | extracellular polymeric substances |
| ESKAPE | Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter species |
| ETT | endotracheal tube |
| FT-IR | Fourier Transform InfraRed |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| TiO2 | titanium dioxide |
| TST | tracheostomy tube |
| VAP | ventilator-associated pneumonia |
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