Wide-spectrum activity of a silver-impregnated fabric

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• 作者：Charles P. Gerba ; PhD^a ; Laura Y. Sifuentes ; PhD^a ; Gerardo U. Lopez ; PhD^a ; ^b ; ^{lopezg3@email.arizona.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Sherif Abd-Elmaksoud ; PhD^a ; ^c ; Jesse Calabrese ; BS^a ; Benjamin Tanner ; PhD^d
• 关键词：Bacteria ; Viruses ; Fungi ; Spores ; Drug-resistant bacteria ; Antimicrobial
• 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：44
• 期：6
• 页码：689-690
• 全文大小：165 K

文摘

Fabrics, such as clothing, drapes, pillowcases, and bedsheets are potential sources of pathogenic bacteria and viruses. We found fabrics (ie, professional clothing, pillowcases, and lab coats) treated with a silver-impregnated material to be effective in significantly reducing a wide spectrum of ordinary and drug-resistant microorganisms, including Salmonella, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Propionibacterium acnes, Trichphyton mentagrophytes, and norovirus. Fabrics impregnated with antimicrobial agents help provide an additional barrier to the transport or reservoir of pathogens in health care environments.