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The following table is a summary of the bacteria on which the new silver solution was tested, and the results of those tests ("ppm" stands fro parts per million, a measure of the strength of very dilute
solutions. A 5ppm solution, suficient to kill any of the pathogenicinfection causing bacteria below, contains one ounce of silver in 250 gallons os purified water): |
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Bacterium |
Causes |
Inhibited at |
Killed at |
Staphylococcus aureus |
Pneumonia, Eye Infections, Skin Infections (boils, imetigo, cellulitis, post-operative infections), Toxic Shock Syndrome, Meningitis, Food Poisoning, Osteomyelitis |
2.5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Shigella boydii |
Violent Food Poisoning |
1.25 ppm |
2.5 ppm |
Salmonella arizona |
Food Poisoning |
2.5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Salmonella typhimurium |
Food Poisoning, Enteric Fever |
2.5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Escheria coli 0157-H7 (Jack in the Box E. coli) |
Food Poisoning, Urinary Tract Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea, Wound Infections |
2.5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Escheria coli (E.coli) |
Food Poisoning, Urinary Tract Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea, Wound Infections |
2.5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Haemophiles injluenzae |
Otitis Media (ear infections), Pneumonia, Meningitis, Throat and Sinus Infections, Epiglottis in Children, Sinusitis, Suppurative Arthritis in Children |
1.25 ppm |
1.25 ppm |
Klebsiella pneumoniae |
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, Pneumonia, Meningitis, Urinary Tract and Wound Infections, Nosocomial Infections |
2.5 ppm |
2.5 ppm |
Klebsiella oxytoca |
Same as above |
2.5 ppm |
2.5 ppm
0.1 ppm in water |
Enterobacter aerogenes |
Wound Infections, Bacteremia, Urinary Tract Infections, Meningitis |
2.5 ppm |
2.5 ppm |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Severe Burn and Wound Infections, Keratitis, Meningitis, Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infections, Nosocomial Infections |
2.5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Pneumonia, Meningitis, Sinusitis, Otitis Media |
2.5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
Strep Throat, Scarlet Fever, Impetigo |
1.25 ppm |
1.25 ppm |
Streptococcus faecalis |
Urinary Tract Infections, Endocarditis, Wound Infections |
5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Streptococcus mutans |
Dental Plaque and Tooth Decay |
5 ppm |
5 ppm |
Streptococcus gordonii |
Tooth Decay, Infective Endocarditis |
5 ppm |
5 ppm |
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