At 11:02 PM 11/01/2000 GMT, you wrote: >Hi All, > >I just did a web search on BYU silver and here's some of what showed >up. > > ********************************************** >At: http://www.amsilver.com/bacteria.htm > >BACTERIA TESTING > >Microbiology Department >Brigham Young University >775 WIDB >P.O. Box 25253 >Provo, Utah 84602-5253 > > May 13, 1999 > >American Silvers Antibacterial Product (ASAP Solution)Testing Results >Summary > >The following results suggest that American Silvers ASAP solution is >a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent -- it is able to effectively stop >the growth of, and in fact kill, a variety of bacteria. > >American Silvers ASAP Silver Supplement has been tested against the >following organisms. > >Staphylococcus aureus (Pneumonia, eye infections, skin infections >(boils, impetigo, cellulitis, and post-operative wound infections), >toxic shock syndrome, meningitis, food poisoning, osteomyelitis, and >many others) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. 1/22/99 BYU >Report. > >Shigella boydii (Bacillary dysenterycharacterized by severe cramping >abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea) inhibited @ 1.25 ppm and killed @ >2.5 ppm. 1/22/99 BYU Report. > >Salmonella arizona (Food poisoning, etc.) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and >killed @ 5 ppm. 1/28/99 BYU Report. > >Salmonella typhimurium (Food poisoning and enteric fever) inhibited >and killed at a concentration of 2.5 ppm. 6/7/99 BYU Report. > >E. coli (Food poisoning, urinary tract infections, travelers >diarrhea, diarrhea in infants, respiratory tract infections, and wound >infections) inhibited and killed @ 2.5 ppm. 1/22/99 BYU Report. > >Haemophilus influenzae (Otitis media (ear infection), pneumonia, >meningitis, throat and sinus infections (including epiglottitis in >children and sinusitis), and suppurative arthritis in children) >inhibited and killed @ 1.25 ppm. 1/22/99 BYU Report. > >Enterobacter aerogenes ( wound infections, urinary tract infections, >bacteremia, and meningitis) inhibited and killed at a concentration of >2.5 ppm. 6/7/99 BYU Report. > >Enterobacter cloacae ( causes ilnesses similar to the E. aerogenes) >inhibited and killed at a concentration of 5 ppm. 6/7/99 BYU Report. > >Klebsiella pneumoniae (lower respiratory tract infections, nosocomial >infections (infections spread in hospitals), urinary tract and wound >infections, and bacteremia) inhibited and killed @ 2.5 ppm. 1/28/99 >BYU Report. > >Klebsiella oxytoca, (Similar to those infections caused by K. >pneumoniae) inhibited and killed at a concentration of 2.5 ppm. 6/7/99 >BYU Report. > >Pseudomonas aeruginosa (severe burn and wound infections, keratitis, >pneumonia, meningitis, nosocomial infections, urinary tract >infections, etc.) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. 1/22/99 >BYU Report. > >Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumonia, meningitis, sinusitis, otitis >media (ear infection) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. 4/21/99 >BYU Report. > >Streptococcus pyogenes (skin infections, upper respiratory infections >(i.e. strep throat) impetigo, hospital-acquired infections, scarlet >fever, etc.) inhibited and killed @ 1.25 ppm. 1/22/99 BYU Report. > >Streptococcus faecalis (Urinary tract infections, endocarditis, wound >infections, etc.) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. 1/22/99 BYU >Report. > >Streptococcus mutans (A major cause dental plaque and tooth decay >etc.) inhibited and killed @ 5 ppm. 2/3/99 BYU Report. > >Streptococcus gordonii (Tooth decay, also implicated in infective >endocarditis - an infection of the heart valves) inhibited and killed >@ 5 ppm. BYU Report 2/12/99. > >David A. Revelli >Microbiologist >Brigham Young University >********************************************** >And from another (commercial) site: >http://www.allianceteam.com/radio/silver.html > > Antibiotic Comparison > > Microbiology Department > Brigham Young University > > October 15, 1999 > > From: David Revelli > Brigham Young University > >The following page contains data from seven strains of potentially >pathogenic bacteria. They are the same strains that have been tested >in Minimum Inhibitory Concentration tests (MIC) against The Silver >Solution. This data contains, along with the data on The Silver >Solution, MIC's performed on each bacteria versus representative of >five different classes of antibiotics. These tests were performed to >ascertain the relative antimicrobial activity of The Silver Solution >when compared to other antibiotics. As the data suggests, The Silver >Solution has a greater ability on average to kill the bacteria tested >than four of the five antibiotics to which it was compared. Each >antibiotic has its own nice to fill, but not one of the antibiotics >tested work equally well on every bacterial strain that it was tested >against, The Silver Solution had similar results for each bacteria - >it was able to kill each bacteria tested. Furthermore, there are >antibiotic-resistant strains that may or may not succumb to a given >antibiotic. This is where The Silver Solution data comes in-although >The Silver Solution may not have inhibited a strain of bacteria at a >lower concentration than a given antibiotic, it inhibited every strain >of bacteria tested, which is more than can be suggested for some of >the other antibiotics, given the data. > >Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Antibiotics from Five Different >Classes versus The Silver Solution performed by D. Revelli, Brigham >Young University Bacteria > > <snipped a table of results -- see WWW site> > >The average was taken from all data points to obtain the average >minimum inhibitory concentration for an antibiotic. Then a standard >deviation was determined to give an error. All concentrations were >calculated in parts per million (ug/ml). The abbreviation "no inh," >stands for "No inhibition of growth." And ">" means that the >measurement of the bacteriocidal concentration was beyond the limits >of the test. Information is listed as "MIC (level at which bacteria >was inhibited)/MBC (level at which bacteria were killed)/number of >tests performed." > > David A. Revelli > Microbiologist > Brigham Young University > > Dr. Ron W. Leavitt, Ph.D. > Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Biology > Brigham Young University > > > BACTERIA TESTING > Microbiology Department > Brigham Young University > > October 4, 1999 > > From: David Revelli > Brigham Young University > >Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) tests were performed with >E.coli serotype 0157:H7 (more popularly known as the Jack-in-the-box >bacteria), which has been associated with hemorrhagic colitis due to >ingestion of contaminated food. Preliminary results showed that The >Silver Solution inhibited growth at a concentration of 2.5 ppm and >killed the bacteria at a concentration of 5.0 ppm. > > David A. Revelli > Microbiologist > Brigham Young University > > YEAST TESTING > > Growth Inhibition of S. cerevisiae var. Montrachet in 0 to 15 ppm The > Silver Solution. > > Jason Henrie, UC Davis, 4/13/99 > >Results: The Silver Solution definitely inhibits the growth of yeast >and the difference between treatments is statistically significant. >The maximum growth rate and the final population for all but the 15 >ppm treatment are the same, so inhibition is due to a delay in the >onset of growth. The 15 ppm treatment presents a more interesting >situation in that there is essentially no growth. It is important to >note that The Silver Solution was applied in only one dose and that in >a real-world situation it will be applied multiple times. It is >evident that a single 10 ppm application could prevent the further >growth of a small population of yeast for 24 hours, allowing ones >immune system time to respond. Even more, multiple 10 ppm applications >could conceivably prevent the growth of yeast indefinitely. > > Non- Toxicity Test Work Summary > >In order to insure not only the best product, but also a safe product, >an international and independent laboratory was hired to do a >toxicology study on The Silver Solution. The test, called an LD-50 >test, was performed in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal >Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) Regulations, 16 CFR 1500. > >In the test work, The Silver Solution was given to a number of both >male and female test rats. The amount of The Silver Solution given to >the rats was 5g/kg, or the equivalent of a 200 pound man taking 192 >teaspoons of about 4 full 8 ounce bottles of The Silver 10ppm Solution >at one time (the normal adult dosage is one or two teaspoons/day). > >As a result of the test work, the independent laboratory made the >following conclusion, Under the conditions of this study, there was >no mortality or significant evidence of toxicity observed in the rats. >The test article (The Silver Solution) would not be considered toxic >at a dose of 5g/kg by oral route in the rat. > > BACTERIA TESTING > > Microbiology Department > Brigham Young University > > June 18, 1999 > > From: David Revelli > Brigham Young University > >We have tested and compared the activity of The Silver Solution >against three commerical colloidal silver solutions using the Minimum >Inhibitory Concentration test (MIC) and the Minimum Bacteriocidal >Concentration (MBC) test. The data obtained suggests that The Silver >Solution is at least two to three times more effective depending on >the bacteria tested than the commerical colloidal silver products >tested. > > David A. Revelli > Microbiologist > Brigham Young University > *************************************** > >-- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moyn (CDP, KB0ZDF) > >Hi there everybody, Here's a good {maybe for a good laugh} newbie question , in light of those test results done invitro, would invivo ppm need to be the same? And what would that be, approximately? In other words: what would the dosage need to be to "whammy" the little critters in the body?? Help!! Help!! You Smart Ones out there!!! LC
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