Silver in healthcare [[electronic resource] ] : its antimicrobial efficacy and safety in use / / Alan B.G. Lansdown

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456726303321
• Autore: Lansdown A. B. G (Alan B. G.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2010
• ISBN: 1-84973-179-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Collana: Issues in toxicology, , 1757-7179 ; ; no. 6
• Disciplina: 615.2654
• Soggetti: Silver - Therapeutic use; Metals in medicine; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 9781849730068_Publicity; i_iv; v_vi; vii_viii; ix_xi; xii; 001_008; 009_042; 043_071; 072_091; 092_143; 144_151; 152_163; 164_213; 214_249; 250_255; 256_262
• Sommario/riassunto: Silver in healthcare has many different facets and since the early concepts of microbiology of the 1880's, has been developed from usage in surgical clips, staples, foil wound dressings and surgical implants, to the widespread and clinically effective antiseptic wound dressings, sutures, catheters, bone and dental implants, and cardiovascular devices of today. From the dawn of human civilisation, silver has had a role of water purification and even now has a role in hospital water systems for control of MRSA and legionnaires disease. Biotechnological advances in recent years have extended the