title: Material surfaces and MRSA.
abstract: It appears that our hospitals are facing serious threats from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, especially meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In this article, some of the new materials related solutions to these threats are discussed
authors.affiliation: Clinical Engineering Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000218:Adamantane / Q000494:pharmacology; D062365:Aminobenzoates / Q000494:pharmacology; D000813:Anilides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000382:microbiology; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D062365:Aminobenzoates; D000813:Anilides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012834:Silver; D000218:Adamantane; C510909:platensimycin; D002710:Chlorhexidine