Copper for the Prevention of Outbreaks of Health Care-Associated Infections in a Long-term Care Facility for Older Adults.
Fiche publication
Date publication
avril 2019
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr JOLLY Damien
Tous les auteurs :
Zerbib S, Vallet L, Muggeo A, de Champs C, Lefebvre A, Jolly D, Kanagaratnam L
Lien Pubmed
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;: