I just wrote a post about this:  http://www.mrsanotes.com/mrsa-and-silver/

Thanks for the idea - I was a bit out of ideas today. :)  Hope it helps!  Here it is so you don't have to go visit the link:

Silver has been used for centuries as an antibacterial and as more antibiotics have been created and have been made accessible to the population, silver has fallen out of favor, as do many old fashioned products and techniques as new technology brings on more modern and supposedly better ways and means. However, with the recent rise in antibiotic resistant infections and the realization that maybe the new stuff just isnt as great as we thought it was, old fashioned silver has come to the forefront again. As I am not a scientist, I cannot accurately tell you what it is about silver that actually kills the bacteria, only that it does, and it has indeed been proven to kill the antibiotic resistant MRSA bacteria, and that it is being used currently in wound dressings and fabrics, to provide a barrier to bacteria and kill any bacteria that may be in the vicinity.

Most of the major brands now have silver bandages out, but I use Curad Silver Natural Antibacterial Bandages. They are expensive (around $16 US), and I have to wonder if the price is so high because of our perceived notion that silver is expensive, or if the cost of production is really that high. Hopefully that price will go down, because it is ridiculous.

Christina :)






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