Real-life and in vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial effectiveness of a polycationic fabric coating
Polymer-coated fabric effectively lowered bacterial burden when recovery was performed by liquid extraction, while effectiveness could not be demonstrated when bacteria were recovered with swabs. Further investigations are required to explore potential implications for effectiveness evaluation in clinical settings.
Authors
- Jules D. P. Valentin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6799-6664)
- Ashlesha Sonpar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-1384)
- Annelies S. Zinkernagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-1118)
- Alejandro Gómez-Mejía (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7313-7169)
- Aline Wolfensberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9028-0007)
- Silvio D. Brugger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9492-9088)
- Stefan Salentinig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7541-2734)
- Mahsa Zabara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6089-0373)
- Mirjam Faes Hesse
- Jessica Franz
Institutions
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Águas de Portugal (Portugal) (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.04.001
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Université de Fribourg
- Universität Zürich
- Universitätsspital Zürich
- Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung