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. 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