[Choice of a method for determining the sensitivity of Escherichia coli to silver]

Different methods (methods of discs, of stamps and of minimal inhibitory concentration determination) aimed to determine the Escherichia coli sensitivity to the action of silver on the nutrient media are studied. It is shown possible to use the method of stamps for preliminary estimation under extensive tests. It is established that the data obtained by these methods correlate between themselves with a high degree of trustworthiness and do not correlate with those data obtained in the studies of the antimicrobic action of silver in water.