Inhibitory and cidal antimicrobial actions of electrically generated silver ions.
One promising alternative to antibiotics in the treatment of localized infections is the generation of antimicrobial silver ions by the use of low intensity direct current from a pure silver anode implanted at the site of an infection. This study investigates the in vitro bacteriostatic and bactericidal properties of this system on a variety of organisms.
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D000190:Actinomyces / Q000187:drug effects; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000187:drug effects; D003470:Culture Media; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014678:Veillonella / Q000187:drug effects
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D012834:Silver