reviewJournal of Wound CareApr 1, 2002Closed access

Silver I: its antibacterial properties and mechanism of action

ABA. B. G. Lansdown

Imperial College London

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Abstract

Silver products have two key advantages: they are broad-spectrum antibiotics and are not yet associated with drug resistance. This article, the first in a two-part series, describes the main mechanism of action of this metallic element.

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Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Mechanism of action
  • Antibiotics
  • Action (physics)
  • Mechanism (biology)
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Biochemistry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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