Silver as an antimicrobial: facts and gaps in knowledge

JY Maillard, P Hartemann - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Silver has been used for centuries. Today, silver and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are used
in a wide range of healthcare, food industry, domiciliary applications, and are commonly …

Silver-coated endotracheal tubes and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: the NASCENT randomized trial

MH Kollef, B Afessa, A Anzueto, C Veremakis, KM Kerr… - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) causes substantial morbidity. A silver-
coated endotracheal tube has been designed to reduce VAP incidence by preventing …

Impact of silver-containing wound dressings on bacterial biofilm viability and susceptibility to antibiotics during prolonged treatment

V Kostenko, J Lyczak, K Turner… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The long-term antimicrobial efficacy of silver dressings against bacterial biofilms was
investigated in a 7-day treatment in vitro model where the protein-rich medium was …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial materials for endotracheal tubes: A review on the last two decades of technological progress

D Alves, T Grainha, MO Pereira, SP Lopes - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an unresolved problem in nosocomial settings,
remaining consistently associated with a lack of treatment, high mortality, and prolonged …

New issues and controversies in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

L Lorente, S Blot, J Rello - … Journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
In the past 2 years, American, Canadian, and European scientific societies have published
their new evidence-based guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention …

Application of Nanomaterials in the Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

J Hulme - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to differences in geographic surveillance systems, chemical sanitization practices, and
antibiotic stewardship (AS) implementation employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many …

Avoiding ventilator-associated pneumonia: Curcumin-functionalized endotracheal tube and photodynamic action

AC Zangirolami, LD Dias, KC Blanco… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Hospital-acquired infections are a global health problem that threatens patients' treatment in
intensive care units, causing thousands of deaths and a considerable increase in …

Prolongiertes weaning

B Schönhofer, J Geiseler, D Dellweg, O Moerer… - …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Beatmungstherapie stellt einen zentralen und wesentlichen Bestandteil der modernen
Intensivmedizin dar. Sie kommt bei Patienten mit schwerer respiratorischer Insuffizienz …

[引用][C] Ventilator associated pneumonia: evolving definitions and preventive StrategiesDiscussion

C Mietto, R Pinciroli, N Patel, L Berra - Respiratory care, 2013 - Respiratory Care

[引用][C] Endotracheal tubes: old and NewDiscussion

CF Haas, RM Eakin, MA Konkle, R Blank - Respiratory care, 2014 - Respiratory Care