Superbugs eliminated by copper

摘要

Following research by Professor Bill Keevil at the University of Southampton, which showed that copper can significantly reduce the presence of MRSA, the university, in partnership with the Copper Development Association, demonstrated in a live broadcast copper's role in reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant organisms in hospitals. Tying in with the Antimicrobial resistance and its global spread' theme of World Health Day, the live experiment from a laboratory at the University of Southampton used state-of-the-art fluorescent microscopy to show copper eradicating MRSA bacteria within minutes.