Bacterial resistance to silver in wound care and medical devices.
This review discusses the molecular and genetic evidence for silver resistance in bacteria isolated from skin wounds and medical devices with reference to a case study of resistant Enterobacter cloacae from the leg ulcers of an elderly woman.
Landsdown
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Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London, UK. a.lansdown@imperial.ac.uk
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D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D018441:Biofilms; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000382:microbiology*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011091:Polyesters / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012835:Silver Nitrate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
C117408:Acticoat; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D011091:Polyesters; D011095:Polyethylenes; D012835:Silver Nitrate