Evaluation of copper alloys for reducing infection by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium in intensive care unit and in vitro

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Multi-drug resistant pathogens are increasing among healthcare-associated infections. It is well known that copper and copper alloys have antimicrobial activity. We evaluated the activity of copper against bacteria in a hospital setting in Korea. METHODS: This study was conducted in...

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Autores principales: Choi, Sung Im, Chang, Mee Soo, Kim, Taeeun, Chung, Kyung Hwa, Bae, Seongman, Kim, Sung-Han, Yoon, Chan Jin, Kim, Young Kyoon, Woo, Jun Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34399571
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2020.643

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