%0 Journal Article
%T The Effects of Two Novel Copper-Based Formulations on Helicobacter pylori
%A Ilaria M. Saracino
%A Cristina Zaccaro
%A Giovanna Lo Re
%A Dino Vaira
%A John Holton
%J Antibiotics
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/antibiotics2020265
%X We investigated the effects of two novel copper-based inorganic formulations for their activity against 60 isolates of Helicobacter pylori (Hp). The two copper-based formulations were tested against three NCTC Helicobacter pylori isolates and 57 clinical strains isolated from the UK and Italy in time-kill assays. Both copper-based formulations were bio-cidal against all Helicobacter pylori strains tested reducing the viable count by 4¨C5 log within 2 h. These two copper-based anti-microbial agents deserve further study in relation to the treatment of H. pylori-related gastric disease.
%K bactericidal
%K copper
%K helicobacter
%K novel formulation
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/2/2/265