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“Life-like” assessment of antimicrobial surfaces by a new touch transfer assay displays strong superiority of a copper alloy compared to silver containing surfaces

Transmission of bacteria from inanimate surfaces in healthcare associated environments is an important source of hospital acquired infections. A number of commercially available medical devices promise to fulfill antibacterial activity to reduce environmental contamination. In this study we develope...

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Autores principales: Knobloch, Johannes Karl-Mark, Tofern, Sabrina, Kunz, Wladimir, Schütze, Sara, Riecke, Michael, Solbach, Werner, Wuske, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5685567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29135999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187442