In vitro antimicrobial efficacy of silver iontophoretic catheter

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1055-1059

  Raad, Isaam ^a   Hachem, Ray ^a   Zermeno, Alfonso ^a   Dumo, Mel ^a   Bodey, Gerald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad spectrum activity; Catheters; Electrochemical barrier; Silver iontophoretic

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROORGANISMS; SKIN; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY; ELECTROCHEMICAL BARRIER; SILVER IONTOPHORETIC CATHETER;

CATHETERS;

ALUMINUM; IRON; SILICONE; SILVER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER INFECTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030175376     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)85905-9     Document Type: Article

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