Use of Biocidal Surfaces for Reduction of Healthcare Acquired Infections

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Borkow, Gadi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Health promotion.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

The notion that contaminated environments in hospital settings significantly contribute to the risk of an individual acquiring an infection while hospitalized is continuously gaining recognition by the medical community. There is a clear correlation between the environmental bioburden present in a c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Survival of microorganisms on inanimate surfaces
• The role of contaminated surfaces in the transmission of nosocomial pathogens
• Role of the Microbial Burden in the Acquisition and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections: The Utility of Solid Copper Surfaces
• Biocidal hard and soft surfaces containing copper oxide particles for the reduction of healthcare-acquired pathogens
• Biocidal mechanisms of metallic copper surfaces
• An overview of the options for antimicrobial hard surfaces in hospitals
• Economics of using biocidal surfaces
• Alternative room disinfection modalities – pros and cons. .