Antifungal properties of silver coating on tumour endoprostheses: an in vitro study.

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that silver coating is a reliable and effective implementation for antifungal purpose, in addition to its widely known and demonstrated antibacterial potential. Therefore, the use of silver-coated implants may be an even wiser choice in an oncological surgical procedure where patients are particularly at risk for this infective complication due to immunosuppression caused by pharmacological treatments, although the relevant antifungal potential here shown needs to be confirmed in vivo.
PMID: 30977892 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pharmacological Reviews - March 31, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: D'Adamio S, Ziranu A, Cazzato G, Sanguinetti M, Manicone PF, Rosa MA, Maccauro G Tags: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci Source Type: research