Copper for the Prevention of Outbreaks of Health Care-Associated Infections in a Long-term Care Facility for Older Adults.

Date publication

avril 2019

Journal

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Auteurs

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30954421

Résumé

We aimed to study the efficacy of copper as an antimicrobial agent by comparing incidence rates during outbreaks in areas equipped vs not equipped with copper surfaces in a long-term facility for dependent older adults (nursing home).

Mots clés

Cross infection, copper, disease outbreaks

Référence

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Apr 3;: