Microbicidal activity of a new silver-containing polymer, SPI-ARGENT II.
The survival of three bacterial species and Candida albicans was studied on SPI-ARGENT II. The immediate recovery from silver-impregnated polymer and control polymer (1 cm2) was approximately 10(6) to 10(7) microorganisms. After incubation (37 degreesC) and neutralization of silver with horse serum (5%), surviving organisms were recovered. The survival of the microorganisms on the polymer was not found to be influenced by the silver implantation.
Kampf
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Institut für Hygiene, Umweltmedizin und Arbeitsmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany.
Dietze
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B
Grosse-Siestrup
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C
Wendt
C
C
Martiny
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H
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D011108:Polymers / Q000494:pharmacology; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D011108:Polymers; D012834:Silver