New coating to help fight hospital bugs

By Nina Massey, Pa Science Correspondent
Updated August 28 2019 - 1:08pm, first published 1:04pm
Researchers have developed a coating that can kill hospital infections on metal, including E-coli.
Researchers have developed a coating that can kill hospital infections on metal, including E-coli.

A new antimicrobial coating that rapidly kills bacteria for some of the most common infections including E-coli and 'staph', could be the key to the fight against hospital-acquired bugs, scientists say.

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