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Reduced adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to ZnO/PVC nanocomposites

In hospitals and clinics worldwide, medical device surfaces have become a rapidly growing source of nosocomial infections. In particular, patients requiring mechanical ventilation (and, thus, intubation with an endotracheal tube) for extended lengths of time are faced with a high probability of cont...

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Autores principales: Geilich, Benjamin M, Webster, Thomas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658484
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S42010