A new study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology found that by replacing wood, stainless steel or plastic hospital touch-surfaces with copper, more than 83 percent of common, yet dangerous hospital-acquired infection causing bacteria such as E. coli can be killed off. This new finding could have a tremendous impact on the thousands of patients admitted to the hospital every day.
What did the Department of Defense just prove can dramatically reduce bacteria that cause some of the most dangerous hospital-acquired infections?
What did the Department of Defense just prove can dramatically reduce bacteria that cause some of the most dangerous hospital-acquired infections?
Answer: Copper
A new study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology found that by replacing wood, stainless steel or plastic hospital touch-surfaces with copper, more than 83 percent of common, yet dangerous hospital-acquired infection causing bacteria such as E. coli can be killed off. This new finding could have a tremendous impact on the thousands of patients admitted to the hospital every day.
A new study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology found that by replacing wood, stainless steel or plastic hospital touch-surfaces with copper, more than 83 percent of common, yet dangerous hospital-acquired infection causing bacteria such as E. coli can be killed off. This new finding could have a tremendous impact on the thousands of patients admitted to the hospital every day.
