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Baumannii Bacteria

FDA Cleared Antimicrobial In Vitro Approved Lab


The study presented here forms the basis of our FDA allowed claim that all Silverlon® wound care products are effective treatment for protecting against and eliminating Acinetobacter Baumannii Bacteria.


Kirby Bauer Standard Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Test Article:
 Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing
   This Test Article was received March 15, 2004.
   Sample Size: 20 mm X 20 mm
   Test Conditions: Incubated at 37 +/- 2o C for 18 to 24 hours


   
Results (zone width-sample width)
Sample Identification:
Silverlon Wound Dressing
A. Baumannii
Inner Knit Tube
3 mm/l
Outer Knit Tube
4 mm/l

NZ = No Zone
NI = No Inhibition of Growth under the sample
I = Inhibition of growth under the sample
mm = Zone of inhibition reported in millimeters

The following formula was used to calculate results:

(T - D)/2 = W Where:

T =The total width of the test specimen and the clear zone in mm

D = The width of the test specimen in mm

W = The width of the clear zone of inhibition in mm

Results and conclusions apply only to the test article tested. No further evaluation of these results is made by NAMSA. Any extrapolation of these data to other samples is the responsibility of the sponsor. All procedures were conducted in conformance with good laboratory practice and ISO 17025.

NAMSA, 3400 Cobb International Blvd, Kennesaw, GA 30152-7601

Information about Acinetobacter Baumannii Bacteria and Infections.

Acinetobacter baumannii is a species of pathogenic bacteria called aerobic gram-negative bacillus and is naturally sensitive to relatively few antibiotics. A. baumannii forms opportunistic infections. There have been many reports of A. baumannii infections among American soldiers wounded in Iraq. Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii' is abbreviated as MDRAB. Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter is not a new phenomenon, but A baumannii has always been inherently resistant to multiple antibiotics.

Acinetobacter enters into the body through open wounds, catheters, and breathing tubes. It usually infects those with compromised immune systems, such as the wounded, the elderly, children or those with immune diseases.

The first military outbreaks of severe A. Baumannii infections occurred in April, 2003 in American soldiers returning from Iraq. Early reports attributed the infections to the Iraqi soil. Later testing demonstrated widespread contamination of field hospitals as the most plausible vector.

Source: Wikipedia More Acinetobacter Information on the Wikipedia Site

Silverlon® is the Solution for the Prevention and Elimination of Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteria in Open Wounds, Surgical Wounds, Diabetic Wounds, and Chronic Wounds.

Silverlon® Antimicrobial / Antibacterial Silver Dressings are proven to Prevent and Eliminate A. Baumannii Infections in all types of Hospital, Military, and Nursing Home Settings.


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