Nanosilver use prompts worries of resistant bacteria

The advent of nanosilver products raises the possibility of new strains of silver-resistant bacteria, although there's little evidence of that. Could the use of nanosilver products create another problem for medicine -- strains of bacteria that are resistant to silver? Although silver is not used to treat disease, it is used in hospital settings to speed wound-healing, prevent eye infections in newborns and as a coating for catheters, where it can cut infection rates.

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