Self-Disinfecting Copper Beds Sustain Terminal Cleaning and Disinfection Effects throughout Patient Care.

Autor: Schmidt MG; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA schmidtm@musc.edu., Attaway HH; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA., Fairey SE; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA., Howard J; Highpoint Health, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, USA., Mohr D; Mercy Health West Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA., Craig S; Highpoint Health, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, USA.

Publikováno v: Applied and environmental microbiology [Appl Environ Microbiol] 2019 Dec 13; Vol. 86 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 13 (Print Publication: 2019).

Antimicrobial copper alloys decreased bacteria on stethoscope surfaces.

Autor: Schmidt MG; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Electronic address: schmidtm@musc.edu., Tuuri RE; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM., Dharsee A; North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Group, North Shore University Hospital, New York, NY., Attaway HH; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC., Fairey SE; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC., Borg KT; Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital, Charleston, SC., Salgado CD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC., Hirsch BE; North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Group, North Shore University Hospital, New York, NY.

Publikováno v: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2017 Jun 01; Vol. 45 (6), pp. 642-647. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 13.

Copper surfaces reduce the rate of healthcare-acquired infections in the intensive care unit.

Autor: Salgado CD; Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina., Sepkowitz KA, John JF, Cantey JR, Attaway HH, Freeman KD, Sharpe PA, Michels HT, Schmidt MG

Publikováno v: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2013 May; Vol. 34 (5), pp. 479-86.

Characterization and control of the microbial community affiliated with copper or aluminum heat exchangers of HVAC systems.

Autor: Schmidt MG; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA. schmidtm@musc.edu, Attaway HH, Terzieva S, Marshall A, Steed LL, Salzberg D, Hamoodi HA, Khan JA, Feigley CE, Michels HT

Publikováno v: Current microbiology [Curr Microbiol] 2012 Aug; Vol. 65 (2), pp. 141-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 May 09.

Sustained reduction of microbial burden on common hospital surfaces through introduction of copper.

Autor: Schmidt MG; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. schmidtm@musc.edu, Attaway HH, Sharpe PA, John J Jr, Sepkowitz KA, Morgan A, Fairey SE, Singh S, Steed LL, Cantey JR, Freeman KD, Michels HT, Salgado CD

Publikováno v: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2012 Jul; Vol. 50 (7), pp. 2217-23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 May 02.