title: Microbicidal activity of a new silver-containing polymer, SPI-ARGENT II.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene, Umweltmedizin und Arbeitsmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kampf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dietze
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grosse-Siestrup
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martiny
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D011108:Polymers / Q000494:pharmacology; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D011108:Polymers; D012834:Silver