Comparison of methods for evaluation of the bactericidal activity of copper-sputtered surfaces against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 8176-8182

  Rio, Laura ^a   Kusiak Nejman, Ewelina ^b,c   Kiwi, John ^b   Bétrisey, Bertrand ^a   Pulgarin, César ^b   Trampuz, Andrej ^a   Bizzini, Alain ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES; COMPARISON OF METHODS; CU FILMS; CU LAYERS; CU NANOPARTICLES; DIRECT TRANSFER; DIRECT-CURRENT MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; HOSPITAL TEXTILES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICRO-CALORIMETRY; POLYESTER SURFACE; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; BACTERICIDES; CALORIMETERS; COPPER; ENZYME INHIBITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ESTERS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COPPER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPER; DISEASE CONTROL; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84870825338     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02266-12     Document Type: Article

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