reviewSurgical InfectionsJun 1, 2009Closed access

History of the Medical Use of Silver

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

PubMed
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Abstract

Background

Silver has been used extensively throughout recorded history for a variety of medical purposes.

Methods

A review of the literature in English was undertaken, primarily using PUBMED, to identify the medical uses of silver before the clinical introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s.

Citation impact

834
total citations
FWCI
6.10
Percentile
100%
References
7
Citations per year

Authors

1

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Antibiotics
  • Antimicrobial
  • Medical history
  • Surgery
  • Microbiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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