Rapid reduction of Staphylococcus aureus populations on stainless steel surfaces by zeolite ceramic coatings containing silver and zinc ions

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-309

  Bright, K R ^a   Gerba, C P ^a   Rusin, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental surfaces; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

SILVER; STAINLESS STEEL; ZEOLITE; ZINC; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INOCULATION; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POWDER; STANDARD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERAMICS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; POWDERS; SILVER; STAINLESS STEEL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZEOLITES; ZINC;

EID: 0036886743     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1317     Document Type: Article

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