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- Title
Copper May Limit Contamination by Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococci.
- Abstract
This article focuses on a study reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in New Orleans this past May suggests that using copper alloys for the surfaces of objects in healthcare facilities may retard contamination by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Conducted by physicians C. William Keevil and J.O. Noyce of the University of Southampton, England, the study compared the survival rates of MRSA on stainless steel, the metal now most widely used in healthcare facilities, and on selected copper alloys. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nosocomial infections are the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and MRSA.
- Subjects
NEW Orleans (La.); LOUISIANA; METHICILLIN resistance; COPPER alloys; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; ANNUAL meetings
- Publication
Natural Pharmacy, 2004, Vol 8, Issue 5, p4
- ISSN
1089-4853
- Publication type
Article