silver has been researched along with Cross Infection in 85 studies
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 2 (2.35) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 13 (15.29) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 33 (38.82) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 28 (32.94) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 9 (10.59) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Dey, N; Govarthanan, M; Kamatchi, C; Karmegam, N; Subbaiya, R; Thanigaivel, S; Vickram, S | 1 |
| Calovi, M; Massidda, O; Rehman, HU; Rossi, S; Russo, F | 1 |
| Idris, FN; Nadzir, MM | 1 |
| de Andrade, D; de Carvalho, HEF; de Sousa, ÁFL; Schneider, G; Silveira, RCCP; Vieira, LG; Watanabe, E | 1 |
| Al Bshabshe, A; Assiri, A; Hamid, ME; Joseph, MRP; Omer, HA | 1 |
| Bonadeo, E; Corbella, M; Cutti, S; Lodola, L; Marena, C; Monzillo, V; Muzzi, A; Novelli, V; Scudeller, L | 1 |
| Kalkornsurapranee, E; Lehman, N; Lethongkam, S; Paosen, S; Septama, AW; Voravuthikunchai, SP; Wunnoo, S | 1 |
| Addison, O; Balacco, DL; Cox, SC; Grover, LM; Hall, T; Kuehne, SA; Lowther, M; Villapún, VM; Webber, MA | 1 |
| Dangel, M; Frei, R; Jäger, S; Kuster, S; Widmer, AF | 1 |
| Castellanos, Á; Cuesta, S; Frasquet, J; Gordon, M; Piñol, M; Ramirez, P; Ruiz, J; Villarreal, E | 1 |
| Chen, YW; Hsieh, S; Hsieh, SL; Hung, HS; Kung, ML; Kuo, CH; Lin, PY; Tai, MH; Wu, DC; Wu, WJ; Yeh, BW | 1 |
| Anacarso, I; Bondi, M; de Niederhäusern, S; Iseppi, R; Messi, P; Sabia, C | 1 |
| Accogli, L; Antonellini, R; Landini, MP; Lazzarotto, T; Marmo, GW; Mongardi, M; Mosci, D; Sciolino, L; Zaccaro, C | 1 |
| Barbaliscia, S; Cento, JV; Perno, CF | 1 |
| Arumugam, VR; Arunachalam, K; Jeyaraj, GP; Ramanathan, S; Ravindran, D; Shunmugiah, KP | 1 |
| Chopade, BA; Nadhe, SB; Shedbalkar, UU; Singh, R; Vora, J; Wadhwani, SA | 1 |
| Cobrado, L; Pina-Vaz, C; Pinto Silva, A; Rodrigues, A | 1 |
| Delekar, SD; Deshmukh, SP; Mullani, SB; Patil, SM | 1 |
| Gaikwad, S; Kulshrestha, S; Nagar, S; Nawani, N; Pawar, S; Shah, S; Vaidya, V | 1 |
| Carrion, H; Kariyawasam, S; Nembhard, HB; Shirwaiker, RA; Voigt, RC; Wysk, RA | 1 |
| Aurand, WL; Chernetsky Tejedor, S; Dent Reyes, M; Easley, KA; Garrett, G; Graham, K; Holder, C; Jacob, JT; Lu, X; Robichaux, C; Steinberg, JP | 1 |
| Codru, N; Dziewulski, DM; Ingles, E; Schoonmaker-Bopp, D; Strepelis, J | 1 |
| Anacarso, I; Bondi, M; Condò, C; de Niederhausern, S; Iseppi, R; Messi, P; Sabia, C | 1 |
| Bergström, L; Björling, G; Frostell, C; Jalal, S; Johansson, D; Kalman, S; Kohn, I | 1 |
| Hodek, J; Lovětinská-Šlamborová, I; Müllerová, J; Stibor, I; Weber, J; Zajícová, V | 1 |
| Almeida, D; Caldeira, D; Cristovam, E; Ferreira, JJ; Marques, T | 1 |
| Calers, C; Echalier, C; Garric, X; Humblot, V; Jebors, S; Licznar-Fajardo, P; Martinez, J; Mehdi, A; Pinese, C; Subra, G | 1 |
| Carlson, MA; Chen, S; Ge, L; Mueller, A; Shuler, FD; Teusink, MJ; Xie, J | 1 |
| Chung, PH; Ip, DK; Lai, CK; Siu, HK; Tam, PK; Tsang, DN; Wong, CW; Yeung, KY | 1 |
| Hubáček, T; Polívková, M; Siegel, J; Staszek, M; Švorčík, V | 1 |
| Bruderek, J; Gastmeier, P; Sohr, D; Vonberg, RP | 1 |
| Dong, H; Dong, Y; Li, X; Sammons, R | 1 |
| Sung, WP; Tsai, TT; Wang, HJ; Zhao, YK | 1 |
| Anbarafshan, M; Khajavi, MR; Khashayar, P; Najafi, A; Yousefshahi, F | 1 |
| Hidaka, E; Honda, T; Kasuga, E; Kawakami, Y; Matsumoto, T; Oana, K; Ogiwara, N; Sakurada, T; Yamaki, D | 1 |
| Assadian, O; Ricco, JB | 1 |
| Arend, SM; Niël-Weise, BS; van den Broek, PJ | 1 |
| Stout, JE; Yu, VL | 1 |
| Bong, JJ; Kite, P; McMahon, MJ; Wilco, MH | 1 |
| Balazs, DJ; Chevolot, Y; Harms, H; Hollenstein, C; Mathieu, HJ; Triandafillu, K; van Delden, C; Wood, P | 1 |
| Anderson, JR; Fey, PD; Fitzgerald, T; Helget, V; Marion, N; Puumala, S; Rupp, ME | 1 |
| Lefrant, JY | 1 |
| Gruber, U; Jurecka, W; Offner, F; Schelling, M; Strohal, R; Takacs, M | 1 |
| Panknin, HT | 1 |
| Karchmer, T; Perl, TM; Richards, A; Song, X; Srinivasan, A | 1 |
| Faoagali, J; Fraenkel, D; George, N; Rickard, C; Thomas, P; Ware, R | 1 |
| Lubelchek, RJ; Weinstein, RA | 1 |
| Ricco, JB | 1 |
| Corbella, X; del Castillo, Y; Diaz, E; Kollef, M; Rello, J; Sandiumenge, A; Zachskorn, R | 1 |
| Williams, D | 1 |
| Casas, I; Mòdol, J; Pedro-Botet, ML; Rey-Joly, C; Reynaga, E; Sabrià, M; Sopena, N; Tudela, P | 1 |
| Leaper, DJ | 1 |
| Crnich, CJ; Drinka, PJ | 1 |
| Boulet, E; de Vaumas, C; Eyraud, D; Kalfon, P; Lefrant, JY; Lherm, T; Naija, W; Riou, B; Samba, D; Santoli, F | 1 |
| Anaissie, E | 1 |
| Berra, L; Kolobow, T; Li Bassi, G | 1 |
| Chang, CL; Chao, HL; Chen, YS; Huang, WK; Ke, CM; Lee, SS; Li, CH; Lin, YE; Liu, YC; Lu, HH; Shih, HY; Tsai, HC; Wann, SR | 1 |
| Boswell, TC; Klakus, J; Vaughan, NL | 1 |
| Battistutta, D; Collignon, P; Cook, D; Fraenkel, D; Graves, N; Halton, K; Ramritu, P; Whitby, M | 1 |
| Lam, TB; Schumm, K | 1 |
| Ahearn, DG; Gabriel, MM; Sawant, AD; Simmons, RB | 1 |
| Hughes, DJ; Hussain, AA; McLean, RJ; Sayer, M; Smith, TJ; Vincent, PJ | 1 |
| Pulverer, G; Rump, AF; Schierholz, JM | 1 |
| Goetz, A; Yu, VL | 1 |
| Farley, A; Ge, JH; Libert, T; Mietzner, S; Miuetzner, S; Schwille, RC; States, SJ; Wadowsky, RM; Wald, ER | 1 |
| Goetz, AM; Lin, YS; Muder, RR; Stout, JE | 1 |
| Beekmann, SE; Henderson, DK | 1 |
| Bach, A; Böttiger, BW; Eberhardt, H; Frick, A; Martin, E; Schmidt, H | 1 |
| Rohr, U; Selenka, F; Senger, M; Turley, R; Wilhelm, M | 1 |
| Bologna, RA; Fraimow, HD; Gordon, DA; Polansky, M; Tu, LM; Whitmore, KE | 1 |
| Lin, YE | 1 |
| Farr, BM; Giannetta, ET; Karchmer, TB; Muto, CA; Strain, BA | 1 |
| Hayes, J | 1 |
| Esquivel, J; Graves, N; Plowman, R; Roberts, JA | 1 |
| Hambidge, A | 1 |
| Fontecchio, SA; Lai, KK | 1 |
| Boyd, M; Dolan, L; Steelman, V; Wagner, M | 1 |
| Bridges, K; Kidson, A; Lowbury, EJ; Wilkins, MD | 1 |
| Fulton, J; Lewi, H; Mack, D; Marshall, S; Norton, M; Peacock, A; Robertson, MB; Teare, EL | 1 |
| Ekman, P; Liedberg, H; Lundeberg, T | 1 |
| Liedberg, H | 1 |
13 review(s) available for silver and Cross Infection
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Graphene materials: Armor against nosocomial infections and biofilm formation - A review.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biofilms; COVID-19; Cross Infection; Graphite; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles; Silver | 2022 |
Multi-drug resistant ESKAPE pathogens and the uses of plants as their antimicrobial agents.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cross Infection; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacteria; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles; Plant Extracts; Plants; Silver | 2023 |
Textiles impregnated with antimicrobial substances in healthcare services: systematic review.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Copper; Cross Infection; Delivery of Health Care; Humans; Silver; Textiles; Titanium | 2023 |
Biotech innovations in the prevention of respiratory infectious diseases.
Topics: Biotechnology; Community-Acquired Infections; Cost of Illness; Cross Infection; Filtration; Gels; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles; Occupational Diseases; Personal Protective Equipment; Respiratory Tract Infections; Silver | 2017 |
Silver nanoparticles as an effective disinfectant: A review.
Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacteria; Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Food Packaging; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles; Silver; Wound Healing | 2019 |
Are there effective interventions to prevent hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease or to reduce environmental reservoirs of Legionella in hospitals? A systematic review.
Topics: Copper; Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Environmental Microbiology; Hospitals; Humans; Infection Control; Legionella; Legionnaires' Disease; Silver | 2016 |
Antimicrobial Treatment of Polymeric Medical Devices by Silver Nanomaterials and Related Technology.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Biocompatible Materials; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Equipment and Supplies; Humans; Nanostructures; Nanotechnology; Polymers; Silver; Surface Properties | 2017 |
Is there evidence for recommending silver-coated urinary catheters in guidelines?
Topics: Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Female; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Male; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Silver; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 2002 |
[Clinical use of antiseptic and antibiotic impregnated catheters].
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Catheterization; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cross Infection; Humans; Silver | 2005 |
Silver dressings: their role in wound management.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Bacterial Infections; Bandages; Cross Infection; Humans; Silver; Treatment Outcome; Wound Infection | 2006 |
A systematic review comparing the relative effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated catheters in intensive care units.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Carbon; Catheterization; Catheterization, Central Venous; Chlorhexidine; Cross Infection; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Minocycline; Platinum; Rifampin; Sepsis; Silver | 2008 |
Types of urethral catheters for management of short-term voiding problems in hospitalised adults.
Topics: Adult; Alloys; Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; Catheters, Indwelling; Cross Infection; Humans; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Silver; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections; Urination Disorders | 2008 |
[Clinical and preclinical efficacy of antimicrobial catheters].
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Bacteremia; Catheters, Indwelling; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Silver; Surface Properties; Treatment Outcome | 1997 |
16 trial(s) available for silver and Cross Infection
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Long-term antimicrobial effectiveness of a silver-impregnated foil on high-touch hospital surfaces in patient rooms.
Topics: Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Disinfection; Equipment Contamination; Fomites; Hospitals; Patients' Rooms; Polyvinyl Chloride; Prospective Studies; Silver; Switzerland; Touch | 2021 |
Automatic environmental disinfection with hydrogen peroxide and silver ions versus manual environmental disinfection with sodium hypochlorite: a multicentre randomized before-and-after trial.
Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Automation; Clostridioides difficile; Clostridium Infections; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Equipment Contamination; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Infection Control; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Patients' Rooms; Silver; Sodium Hypochlorite | 2017 |
Tolerability and performance of BIP endotracheal tubes with noble metal alloy coating--a randomized clinical evaluation study.
Topics: Abdomen; Aged; Alloys; Bronchoscopy; Cross Infection; Elective Surgical Procedures; Female; Gold; Hospitals, University; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal; Male; Middle Aged; Palladium; Respiratory Mucosa; Respiratory Tract Infections; Silver; Single-Blind Method; Trachea | 2015 |
Sanosil, a more effective agent for preventing the hospital-acquired ventilator associated pneumonia.
Topics: Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Fungi; Glutaral; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacteria; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Infection Control; Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated; Silver | 2010 |
Prevention of catheter related bloodstream infection by silver iontophoretic central venous catheters: a randomised controlled trial.
Topics: Bacteremia; Catheterization, Central Venous; Catheters, Indwelling; Confidence Intervals; Cross Infection; Female; Humans; Iontophoresis; Male; Middle Aged; Silver | 2003 |
Nanocrystalline silver dressings as an efficient anti-MRSA barrier: a new solution to an increasing problem.
Topics: Bandages; Cross Infection; Humans; Infection Control; Methicillin Resistance; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Wound Infection | 2005 |
A prospective trial of a novel, silicone-based, silver-coated foley catheter for the prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infections.
Topics: Adult; Catheters, Indwelling; Cross Infection; Cross-Over Studies; Disinfectants; Female; Humans; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; Ions; Male; Prospective Studies; Silicones; Silver; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 2006 |
A prospective, randomized trial of rifampicin-minocycline-coated and silver-platinum-carbon-impregnated central venous catheters.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Bacteremia; Carbon; Catheterization, Central Venous; Catheters, Indwelling; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Minocycline; Platinum; Prospective Studies; Queensland; Rifampin; Silver | 2006 |
InterGard silver bifurcated graft: features and results of a multicenter clinical study.
Topics: Aged; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Aorta; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Cross Infection; Drug Delivery Systems; Female; Femoral Artery; Humans; Iliac Artery; Male; Polyesters; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Surgical Wound Infection; Survival Analysis; Thrombolytic Therapy; Vascular Patency | 2006 |
Reduced burden of bacterial airway colonization with a novel silver-coated endotracheal tube in a randomized multiple-center feasibility study.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonia, Aspiration; Respiration, Artificial; Silver; Single-Blind Method; Spain; United States | 2006 |
Comparison of silver-impregnated with standard multi-lumen central venous catheters in critically ill patients.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Bacteria; Bacterial Infections; Candida; Catheterization, Central Venous; Catheters, Indwelling; Colony Count, Microbial; Critical Illness; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Mycoses; Prospective Studies; Silver | 2007 |
Efficacy of silver-coating central venous catheters in reducing bacterial colonization.
Topics: Adult; Bacteria; Bacterial Infections; Blood; Catheterization, Central Venous; Cross Infection; DNA Fingerprinting; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Equipment Contamination; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Postoperative Period; Silver; Skin | 1999 |
Hydrogel/silver ion-coated urinary catheter reduces nosocomial urinary tract infection rates in intensive care unit patients: a multicenter study.
Topics: Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Equipment Design; Humans; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; Intensive Care Units; Prospective Studies; Silver; Single-Blind Method; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 1999 |
A randomized crossover study of silver-coated urinary catheters in hospitalized patients.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Alloys; Catheters, Indwelling; Cost Savings; Cross Infection; Cross-Over Studies; Equipment Contamination; Equipment Design; Female; Hospital Costs; Hospitals, University; Humans; Incidence; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Sepsis; Silver; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections; Virginia | 2000 |
'Silverline', a device for the prevention of nosocomial bacteriuria?
Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bacteriuria; Cross Infection; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Silver; Urinary Catheterization | 1992 |
Refinements in the coating of urethral catheters reduces the incidence of catheter-associated bacteriuria. An experimental and clinical study.
Topics: Bacteriuria; Catheters, Indwelling; Cross Infection; Female; Humans; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; Male; Middle Aged; Polyethylene Glycols; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Silver; Urinary Catheterization | 1990 |
56 other study(ies) available for silver and Cross Infection
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Antifungal Agents; Cross Infection; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Silver | 2023 |
A multimodality approach to decreasing ICU infections by hydrogen peroxide, silver cations, and compartmentalization.
Topics: Bacteria; Cations; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Female; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Intensive Care Units; Male; Patient Isolation; Prospective Studies; Saudi Arabia; Silver | 2020 |
Prevention of nosocomial legionellosis by best water management: comparison of three decontamination methods.
Topics: Chlorine Compounds; Copper; Cross Infection; Decontamination; Disinfectants; Environmental Monitoring; Humans; Infection Control; Legionella; Legionellosis; Oxides; Silver; Time Factors; Water Microbiology | 2020 |
Prevention of nosocomial transmission and biofilm formation on novel biocompatible antimicrobial gloves impregnated with biosynthesized silver nanoparticles synthesized using Eucalyptus citriodora leaf extract.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Biofilms; Cross Infection; Eucalyptus; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Plant Extracts; Silver | 2021 |
Repeated exposure of nosocomial pathogens to silver does not select for silver resistance but does impact ciprofloxacin susceptibility.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Cross Infection; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Silver | 2021 |
Silver-embedded screens in the intensive care unit. A new tool to control multi-drug resistant bacterial cross-transmission.
Topics: Aged; Bacteria; Bacterial Infections; Carrier State; Cross Infection; Disease Transmission, Infectious; Disinfectants; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infection Control; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Silver | 2017 |
Silver decorated copper oxide (Ag@CuO) nanocomposite enhances ROS-mediated bacterial architecture collapse.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Infections; Copper; Cross Infection; Escherichia coli; Humans; Microbial Viability; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Nanocomposites; Reactive Oxygen Species; Salmonella enterica; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus | 2017 |
Legionella pneumophila in healthcare settings: sensitivity to biocidal treatments in mono- and multi-species biofilms.
Topics: Biofilms; Chlorhexidine; Coinfection; Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Health Facilities; Humans; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microbial Viability; Propylene Glycols; Silver | 2017 |
Phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles as antiquorum sensing and antibiofilm agent against the nosocomial pathogen Serratia marcescens: an in vitro study.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biofilms; Chrysopogon; Cross Infection; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles; Quorum Sensing; Serratia marcescens; Silver; Virulence Factors | 2018 |
Antibacterial Activities of Bacteriagenic Silver Nanoparticles Against Nosocomial
Topics: Acinetobacter baumannii; Acinetobacter Infections; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cross Infection; Doxycycline; Metal Nanoparticles; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Silver; Tetracycline | 2018 |
Effective Disinfection of a Burn Unit after Two Cases of Sepsis Caused by Multi-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
Topics: Acinetobacter baumannii; Acinetobacter Infections; Aerosols; Automation; Burn Units; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Disinfection; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Environmental Microbiology; Health Services Research; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Sepsis; Silver | 2018 |
Biofilm inhibition and anti-quorum sensing activity of phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles against the nosocomial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biofilms; Chromobacterium; Cross Infection; Gentian Violet; Metal Nanoparticles; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Docking Simulation; Pancreatic Elastase; Phytochemicals; Piper betle; Plant Extracts; Plant Leaves; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum Sensing; Silver; Virulence Factors | 2019 |
Interdigitated silver-polymer-based antibacterial surface system activated by oligodynamic iontophoresis - an empirical characterization study.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cross Infection; Enterococcus faecalis; Escherichia coli; Humans; Iontophoresis; Polymers; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus | 2014 |
Comparison of a silver-coated needleless connector and a standard needleless connector for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Bacteremia; Catheter-Related Infections; Catheterization, Central Venous; Central Venous Catheters; Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Poisson Distribution; Prospective Studies; Regression Analysis; Silver; Treatment Outcome | 2015 |
Use of copper-silver ionization for the control of legionellae in alkaline environments at health care facilities.
Topics: Colony Count, Microbial; Copper; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Health Facilities; Humans; Infection Control; Legionella; Legionella pneumophila; Legionellosis; Legionnaires' Disease; Silver; Water Microbiology; Water Supply | 2015 |
Case study examples of SHP's successful use.
Topics: Cross Infection; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Organizational Case Studies; Silver; United Kingdom | 2015 |
Antimicrobial activity of silver doped fabrics for the production of hospital uniforms.
Topics: Bacteria; Clothing; Cross Infection; Hospitals; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Silver | 2015 |
Protective hybrid coating containing silver, copper and zinc cations effective against human immunodeficiency virus and other enveloped viruses.
Topics: Antiviral Agents; Cations; Copper; Cross Infection; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Equipment Contamination; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Silver; Viruses; Zinc | 2016 |
Simple and Specific Grafting of Antibacterial Peptides on Silicone Catheters.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Adhesion; Biofilms; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Cross Infection; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Peptides; Polymers; Silicones; Silver; Surface Properties | 2016 |
Twisting electrospun nanofiber fine strips into functional sutures for sustained co-delivery of gentamicin and silver.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cell Line; Cross Infection; Drug Delivery Systems; Drug Liberation; Gentamicins; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Nanofibers; Polyesters; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silver; Surgical Wound Infection; Sutures | 2017 |
A prospective interventional study to examine the effect of a silver alloy and hydrogel-coated catheter on the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alloys; Catheter-Related Infections; Catheters, Indwelling; Cross Infection; Female; Humans; Hydrogels; Incidence; Male; Prospective Studies; Sex Factors; Silver; Time Factors; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 2017 |
Impact of a silver layer on the membrane of tap water filters on the microbiological quality of filtered water.
Topics: Colony Count, Microbial; Cross Infection; Filtration; Humans; Infection Control; Legionella; Legionnaires' Disease; Membranes; Silver; Surgery Department, Hospital; Water Microbiology; Water Purification | 2008 |
The generation of wear-resistant antimicrobial stainless steel surfaces by active screen plasma alloying with N and nanocrystalline Ag.
Topics: Alloys; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacterial Adhesion; Biocompatible Materials; Cross Infection; Escherichia coli; Hardness; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Materials Testing; Metal Nanoparticles; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Silver; Stainless Steel; Surface Properties | 2010 |
Age-old technologies jostle for position.
Topics: Alloys; Bacterial Adhesion; Copper; Cross Infection; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Hospitals, Public; Silver; United Kingdom | 2010 |
Application of nanoscale silver-doped titanium dioxide as photocatalyst for indoor airborne bacteria control: a feasibility study in medical nursing institutions.
Topics: Air Microbiology; Air Pollution, Indoor; Catalysis; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Feasibility Studies; Humidity; Nanoparticles; Nursing Homes; Photochemistry; Silver; Temperature; Titanium | 2010 |
Bactericidal activities of woven cotton and nonwoven polypropylene fabrics coated with hydroxyapatite-binding silver/titanium dioxide ceramic nanocomposite "Earth-plus".
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Load; Ceramics; Cotton Fiber; Cross Infection; Durapatite; Escherichia coli; Humans; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Nanocomposites; Nanomedicine; Polypropylenes; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus; Textiles; Titanium | 2011 |
Antimicrobial silver grafts for prevention and treatment of vascular graft infection.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Cross Infection; Humans; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Treatment Outcome | 2011 |
Experiences of the first 16 hospitals using copper-silver ionization for Legionella control: implications for the evaluation of other disinfection modalities.
Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; Copper; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Environmental Monitoring; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Legionnaires' Disease; Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; Silver; United States; Water Microbiology; Water Purification | 2003 |
Inhibition of bacterial adhesion on PVC endotracheal tubes by RF-oxygen glow discharge, sodium hydroxide and silver nitrate treatments.
Topics: Bacterial Adhesion; Biofilms; Cell Division; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Equipment Failure Analysis; Hot Temperature; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal; Polyvinyl Chloride; Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas Infections; Radio Waves; Silver; Sodium Hydroxide; Surface Properties | 2004 |
Tackling a biological threat.
Topics: Cross Infection; Disinfection; Endoscopes; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Infection Control; Methicillin Resistance; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Sterilization | 2004 |
Effect of silver-coated urinary catheters: efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and antimicrobial resistance.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Catheters, Indwelling; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cross Infection; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Equipment Design; Hospital Costs; Humans; Prospective Studies; Silver; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 2004 |
[Silver coated urinary catheters. Clinical effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis].
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cross Infection; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Hydrogels; Silver; Urinary Catheterization | 2005 |
Strategies for preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: the role of new technologies.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Bacteremia; Carbon; Catheterization, Central Venous; Catheters, Indwelling; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Minocycline; Platinum; Rifampin; Silver | 2006 |
Material surfaces and MRSA.
Topics: Adamantane; Aminobenzoates; Anilides; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Chlorhexidine; Cross Infection; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Equipment Contamination; Infection Control; Intensive Care Units; Methicillin Resistance; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus | 2006 |
Hospital-acquired legionnaires disease in a university hospital: impact of the copper-silver ionization system.
Topics: Air Ionization; Copper; Cross Infection; Disease Outbreaks; Disinfection; Environmental Monitoring; Epidemiological Monitoring; Humans; Incidence; Legionella; Legionnaires' Disease; Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; Silver; Water Microbiology; Water Purification | 2007 |
Does the composition of urinary catheters influence clinical outcomes and the results of research studies?
Topics: Catheters, Indwelling; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cross Infection; Disinfectants; Humans; Latex; Silicones; Silver; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 2007 |
Antimicrobial coating of central venous catheters: show me the data.
Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Catheterization, Central Venous; Catheters, Indwelling; Coagulase; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Silver; Staphylococcus | 2007 |
Silver-coated endotracheal tubes: is the bactericidal effect time limited?
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biofilms; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross Infection; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Silver | 2007 |
Efficacy of point-of-entry copper--silver ionisation system in eradicating Legionella pneumophila in a tropical tertiary care hospital: implications for hospitals contaminated with Legionella in both hot and cold water.
Topics: Academic Medical Centers; Copper; Cross Infection; Disease Outbreaks; Environmental Monitoring; Epidemiological Monitoring; Humans; Infection Control; Ions; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Silver; Taiwan; Temperature; Water Microbiology; Water Purification | 2008 |
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of hospital curtains.
Topics: Bedding and Linens; Colony Count, Microbial; Cross Infection; Deoxyribonucleases; Equipment Contamination; Hospitals, Teaching; Infection Control; Methicillin Resistance; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus; United Kingdom | 2008 |
Effects of silver on adherence of bacteria to urinary catheters: in vitro studies.
Topics: Bacterial Adhesion; Cross Infection; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Enterococcus faecalis; Escherichia coli; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Latex; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Plasmids; Proteus mirabilis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silicones; Silver; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 1995 |
Antibacterial activity of multilayer silver-copper surface films on catheter material.
Topics: Catheterization; Copper; Cross Infection; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silver; Staphylococcus; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Surface Properties | 1993 |
Copper-silver ionization: cautious optimism for Legionella disinfection and implications for environmental culturing.
Topics: Copper; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Electrodes; Humans; Ions; Legionnaires' Disease; Silver; Water Supply | 1997 |
Efficacy of thermal treatment and copper-silver ionization for controlling Legionella pneumophila in high-volume hot water plumbing systems in hospitals.
Topics: Copper; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Electrodes; Humans; Ions; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; Pennsylvania; Sanitary Engineering; Silver; Statistics, Nonparametric; Water Microbiology; Water Supply | 1997 |
Controlling Legionella in hospital water systems: experience with the superheat-and-flush method and copper-silver ionization.
Topics: Copper; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Heating; Hospitals, Veterans; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infection Control; Ions; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; Pennsylvania; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Water Microbiology; Water Supply | 1998 |
Unfinished business: assessing the efficacy of extraluminal silver ions on the prevention of microbial colonization and catheter-associated infection.
Topics: Adult; Bacteremia; Catheterization, Central Venous; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Ions; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Silver | 1999 |
Silver-coated catheter reduces hospital UTIs, associated costs.
Topics: Cost Savings; Cross Infection; Equipment Design; Humans; Incidence; North Carolina; Silver; South Carolina; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 1999 |
Four years of experience with silver-copper ionization for control of legionella in a german university hospital hot water plumbing system.
Topics: Chlorine; Colony Count, Microbial; Copper; Cross Infection; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Germany; Hospitals, University; Humans; Infection Control; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Multivariate Analysis; Silver; Temperature; Time Factors; Water Microbiology; Water Supply | 1999 |
Ionization failure not due to resistance.
Topics: Copper; Cross Infection; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Humans; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Silver; Water Supply | 2000 |
Silver/copper ionization is effective for control of Legionella.
Topics: Copper; Cross Infection; Humans; Infection Control; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Silver; Water Supply | 2000 |
An economic model to assess the cost and benefits of the routine use of silver alloy coated urinary catheters to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections in catheterized patients.
Topics: Adult; Alloys; Catheters, Indwelling; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Cost of Illness; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cross Infection; England; Hospital Costs; Humans; Incidence; Infection Control; Length of Stay; Models, Econometric; Patient Admission; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Silver; State Medicine; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 2001 |
Reviewing efficacy of alternative water treatment techniques.
Topics: Chlorine Compounds; Copper; Cross Infection; Disinfection; Guidelines as Topic; Oxides; Ozone; Radiation, Ionizing; Silver; State Medicine; Temperature; Ultraviolet Rays; United Kingdom; Water Microbiology; Water Purification; Water Supply | 2001 |
Use of silver-hydrogel urinary catheters on the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Catheters, Indwelling; Costs and Cost Analysis; Cross Infection; Equipment Contamination; Equipment Design; Female; Hospitals, University; Humans; Incidence; Length of Stay; Male; Massachusetts; Middle Aged; Silver; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 2002 |
Using existing databases for product evaluation: silver-treated catheter trial.
Topics: Awards and Prizes; Catheters, Indwelling; Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; Cross Infection; Database Management Systems; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Iowa; Nursing Research; Silver; Urinary Tract Infections | 2002 |
Gentamicin- and silver-resistant pseudomonas in a burns unit.
Topics: Burns; Carbenicillin; Cross Infection; Enterobacteriaceae; Gentamicins; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Penicillin Resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silver | 1979 |
Catheter induced urethral inflammatory reaction and urinary tract infection. An experimental and clinical study.
Topics: Animals; Bacterial Adhesion; Cross Infection; Female; Humans; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; Latex; Polyethylene Glycols; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Silicones; Silver; Urethritis; Urinary Catheterization; Urinary Tract Infections | 1989 |