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| Title: | Application of copper to prevent and control infection. Where are we now? |
| Authors: | O'Gorman, J
Humphreys, H |
| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. joanneogorman@gmail.com |
| Citation: | Application of copper to prevent and control infection. Where are we now? 2012, 81 (4):217-23 J. Hosp. Infect. |
| Journal: | The Journal of hospital infection |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2012 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/252461 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.05.009 |
| PubMed ID: | 22738611 |
| Abstract: | The antimicrobial effect of copper has long been recognized and has a potential application in the healthcare setting as a mechanism to reduce environmental contamination and thus prevent healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). |
| Type: | Article |
| Language: | en |
| MeSH: | Copper
Cross Infection
Disinfectants
Disinfection
Environmental Microbiology
Humans
Incidence |
| ISSN: | 1532-2939 |
| Appears in Collections: | Beaumont Hospital
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