Efficacy of copper-silver ionization in controlling biofilm- and plankton-associated waterborne pathogens.
The study was to determine the efficacy of copper-silver ionization against the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Acinetobacter baumannii in biofilms and planktonic phases. At concentrations below the EPA limits, ionization has potential to control the three waterborne pathogens, in addition to Legionella, in hospital water systems for nosocomial infection control.
Shih
Hsiu-Yun
HY
Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, 62 Shen-chong Rd, Yanchao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 824.
Lin
Yusen E
YE
D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects*; D003300:Copper / Q000633:toxicity*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007477:Ions / Q000633:toxicity; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D012834:Silver / Q000633:toxicity*; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / Q000187:drug effects*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D007477:Ions; D012834:Silver; D003300:Copper