Originally published July 21 2005
Silver may be best treatment for potentially deadly infection, research shows
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Silver may be an effective topical treatment for MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus), a potentially deadly infection that is resistant to penicillin and that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say is quickly spreading among the population, according to research finding by AcryMed Inc., a medical device company that specializes in wound care and infection control.
AcryMed Inc., a medical device company specializing in wound care and infection control technology, today released research findings that show silver to be effective in combating MRSA topically, a potentially deadly infection that is raising growing concern among the medical community.
MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of germ dubbed a "super bug' due to its resistance against penicillin and other common antibiotics.
Improperly treated, MRSA - which can be easily spread by casual contact via open cuts, rug burns and scrapes - can quickly become a difficult to treat and potentially deadly infection.
The current alarm over the spread of community MRSA is heightened by the fact that the microbe is resistant to penicillin, methicillin and most other antibiotics commonly used to treat infection.
"The results of our laboratory testing show that the infection fighting properties of silver is quite effective in killing the MRSA strain," said Bruce Gibbins, founder and CTO of AcryMed.
"Used in medical dressings or in ointment form, silver can be an extremely useful first defense in stopping MRSA before it develops into a systemic infection.
More over, due to the nature of antimicrobial silver, it is highly unlikely that MRSA or other developing strains of staph infections will ever build immunities to silver as they have to penicillin and some topical antibiotics."
In Ancient Greece and Rome, silver was used to fight infections and control spoilage.
Recent breakthroughs in ionic silver technology have produced new products that make next-generation silver antimicrobials more effective and easier to use than ever before.
"With the recent spread of MRSA, people must take special precautions and doctors need to consider antibiotic-resistant strains when treating infections," said Gibbins.
The company manufactures and distributes more than 100,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, home care dealers and agencies and other markets.
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