Copper Surfaces Reduce the Rate of Healthcare-Acquired Infections in the Intensive Care Unit

Self-Disinfecting Surfaces

(2015) David J. Weber et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Sustained Reduction of Microbial Burden on Common Hospital Surfaces through Introduction of Copper

(2012) M. G. Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Patient environment microbial burden reduction: A pilot study comparison of 2 terminal cleaning methods

(2011) Michael G. Schmidt et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Evaluation of Hospital Room Assignment and Acquisition of Clostridium difficile Infection

(2011) Megan K. Shaughnessy et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens

(2011) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Copper Alloy Furnishing in the Clinical Environment: A Crossover Study

(2011) T. J. Karpanen et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Intervention to Reduce Transmission of Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care

(2011) W. Charles Huskins et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Veterans Affairs Initiative to Prevent Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfections

(2011) Rajiv Jain et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Biocidal Efficacy of Copper Alloys against Pathogenic Enterococci Involves Degradation of Genomic and Plasmid DNAs

(2010) S. L. Warnes et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Metallic Copper as an Antimicrobial Surface

(2010) Gregor Grass et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Survival of bacteria on metallic copper surfaces in a hospital trial

(2010) André Mikolay et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Prevalence of USA300 Strain Type of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Patients with Nasal Colonization Identified with Active Surveillance

(2010) Eduardo A. F. Freitas et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Room Decontamination with UV Radiation

(2010) William A. Rutala et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Potential action of copper surfaces on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) L. Weaver et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Feasibility of Routinely Using Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor to Decontaminate Rooms in a Busy United States Hospital

(2009) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Role of copper in reducing hospital environment contamination

(2009) A.L. Casey et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Antimicrobial efficacy of copper touch surfaces in reducing environmental bioburden in a South African community healthcare facility

(2009) F. Marais et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care–associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting

(2008) Teresa C. Horan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Risk of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Bloodstream Infection Among Patients Colonized With VRE

(2008) Chamion N. Olivier et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Survival of Clostridium difficile on copper and steel: futuristic options for hospital hygiene

(2008) L. Weaver et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Risk of Hand or Glove Contamination After Contact With Patients Colonized With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus or the Colonized Patients' Environment

(2007) Mary K. Hayden et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The antimicrobial activity of copper and copper alloys against nosocomial pathogens and Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from healthcare facilities in the Western Cape: an in-vitro study

(2007) S. Mehtar et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION