Copper shows its mettle worldwide

Abstract

While MRSA rates in England continue to fall, NHS Trusts are looking for smarter ways to achieve further reductions in infection rates, or to support their 'zero-tolerance approaches', and, according to the Copper Development Association (CDA), the not-for-profit, membership-based organisation which supports and promotes 'the correct and efficient use of copper and its alloys', deployment of antimicrobial copper touch surfaces is being adopted in many hospitals and other healthcare facilities worldwide as 'an additional and cost-effective infection control measure'. CDA Director Angela Vessey highlights the benefits, and examines some of the growing number of healthcare installations of 'antimicrobial copper' worldwide.