Bacterial resistance to silver in wound care and medical devices
Landsdown, A.B.G.; Williams, A.
Journal of Wound Care 16(1): 15-19
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0969-0700 PMID: 17334141 Document Number: 609404
This review discusses the molecular and genetic evidence for silver resistance in bacteria isolated from skin wounds and medical devices with reference to a case study of resistant Enterobacter cloacae from the leg ulcers of an elderly woman.
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