Silver I: its antibacterial properties and mechanism of action
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- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in Journal of Wound Care
- Vol. 11 (4), 125-130
- https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2002.11.4.26389
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.Keywords
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