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Copper Continuously Limits the Concentration of Bacteria Resident on Bed Rails within the Intensive Care Unit

2013; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 34; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/670224

1559-6834

Michael G. Schmidt, Hubert H. Attaway, Sarah E. Fairey, Lisa L. Steed, Harold T. Michels, Cassandra D. Salgado,

Contact Dermatitis and Allergies

Cleaning is an effective way to lower the bacterial burden (BB) on surfaces and minimize the infection risk to patients. However, BB can quickly return. Copper, when used to surface hospital bed rails, was found to consistently limit surface BB before and after cleaning through its continuous antimicrobial activity.