Application of copper bactericidal properties in medical practice;Aplicación de la capacidad bactericida del cobre en la práctica médica

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1325-1332

  Valeria Prado, J ^a   Roberto Vidal, A ^a   Claudia Duran T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Chile; Hospital; Outpatient clinics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COPPER;

BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CHILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COPPER; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84875145486     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0034-98872012001000014     Document Type: Review

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