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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017

Proactive Approach for Safe Use of Antimicrobial Coatings in Healthcare Settings: Opinion of the COST Action Network AMiCI.

Merja Ahonen, Anne Kahru, Angela Ivask, Kaja Kasemets, Siiri Kõljalg, Paride Mantecca, Ivana Vinković Vrček, Minna M Keinänen-Toivola, Francy Crijns

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Merja AhonenFaculty of Technology, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 211, FI-26101 Rauma, Finland. merja.ahonen@samk.fi.
Anne KahruLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia. anne.kahru@kbfi.ee.
Angela IvaskLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia. angela.ivask@kbfi.ee.
Kaja KasemetsLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia. kaja.kasemets@kbfi.ee.
Siiri KõljalgDepartment of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, Tartu 50411, Estonia. siiri.koljalg@kliinikum.ee.
Paride ManteccaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Research Centre POLARIS, University of Milano-Bicocca, 1 Piazza della Scienza, 20126 Milan, Italy. paride.mantecca@unimib.it.
Ivana Vinković VrčekInstitute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. ivinkovic@imi.hr.
Minna M Keinänen-ToivolaFaculty of Technology, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 211, FI-26101 Rauma, Finland. minna.keinanen-toivola@samk.fi.
Francy CrijnsDepartment Bèta Sciences and Technology, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 550, 6400 AN Heerlen, The Netherlands. francy.crijns@zuyd.nl.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections and infectious diseases are considered a major challenge to human health in healthcare units worldwide. This opinion paper was initiated by EU COST Action network AMiCI (AntiMicrobial Coating Innovations) and focuses on scientific information essential for weighing the risks and benefits of antimicrobial surfaces in healthcare settings. Particular attention is drawn on nanomaterial-based antimicrobial surfaces in frequently-touched areas in healthcare settings and the potential of these nano-enabled coatings to induce (eco)toxicological hazard and antimicrobial resistance. Possibilities to minimize those risks e.g., at the level of safe-by-design are demonstrated.

Indexed as

NanostructuresAnti-Infective AgentsCross InfectionDrug Resistance, MicrobialEquipment ContaminationFomitesHumansInfection ControlQuality of Health CareSafetyAnti-Infective Agentsantimicrobial resistancecopperecotoxicityhealthcare associated infectionsnanomaterialsrisk-benefit analysissafetysilver

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PMID28362344
PMCPMC5409567

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