History of the Medical Use of Silver
History of the Medical Use of Silver
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DOI：
10.1089/sur.2008.9941
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
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通讯作者：
Alexander, J. Wesley
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作者：
Alexander, J. Wesley
背景：在有记载的历史上，银被广泛用于各种医疗目的。方法：在20世纪40年代抗生素临床引入之前，主要使用PubMed对英文文献进行综述，以确定银的医疗用途。结果：银被用于预防微生物感染至少已有六千年的历史。它对几乎所有测试的生物体都有效，并已被用于治疗许多感染和非感染性疾病，有时取得了惊人的成功。银在放射学的发展和促进伤口愈合方面也发挥了重要作用。结论：银是抗生素问世前最重要的抗菌剂。
Background: Silver has been used extensively throughout recorded history for a variety of medical purposes.Methods: A review of the literature in English was undertaken, primarily using PUBMED, to identify the medical uses of silver before the clinical introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s.Results: Silver has been used for at least six millennia to prevent microbial infections. It has been effective against almost all organisms tested and has been used to treat numerous infections and noninfectious conditions, sometimes with striking success. Silver also has played an important role in the development of radiology and in improving wound healing.Conclusion: Silver was the most important antimicrobial agent available before the introduction of antibiotics.