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New insights into the antimicrobial mechanisms of copper touch surfaces

New insights into the antimicrobial mechanisms of copper touch surfaces
New insights into the antimicrobial mechanisms of copper touch surfaces
Survival of pathogens on touch surfaces contributes to increasing incidence and spread of antibiotic resistance and infection in hospitals. One way to address this could be to use biocidal surfaces in conjunction with improved cleaning regimes. Exposure to moist copper alloy surfaces, to simulate fomite contamination, resulted in a rapid kill of significant bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens. We now report studies on dry surfaces with a range of pathogens to elucidate the antimicrobial mechanism.
1753-6561
P39
Keevil, B.
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Warnes, S.
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Keevil, B.
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Keevil, B. and Warnes, S. (2011) New insights into the antimicrobial mechanisms of copper touch surfaces. BMC Proceedings, 5, supplement 6, P39. (doi:10.1186/1753-6561-5-S6-P39).

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Survival of pathogens on touch surfaces contributes to increasing incidence and spread of antibiotic resistance and infection in hospitals. One way to address this could be to use biocidal surfaces in conjunction with improved cleaning regimes. Exposure to moist copper alloy surfaces, to simulate fomite contamination, resulted in a rapid kill of significant bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens. We now report studies on dry surfaces with a range of pathogens to elucidate the antimicrobial mechanism.

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Published date: 2011
Organisations: Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 344789
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344789
ISSN: 1753-6561
PURE UUID: c8d4cffd-e92a-4281-a04b-7757e323d771

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Date deposited: 31 Oct 2012 14:39
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 12:18

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Author: B. Keevil
Author: S. Warnes

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