Efficacy of UV-C disinfection in hyperbaric chambers.
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Ultraviolet C (UV-C) light reduces contamination on high-touch clinical surfaces. We assessed the efficacy of 2 UV-C devices at eradicating important clinical pathogens in hyperbaric chambers. Both devices were similarly efficacious against MRSA but differed significantly against C. difficile. Additionally, direct UV-C exposure was more efficacious against both species than indirect exposure.
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Warren, Bobby Glenn, Jason Masker, Gregory Brown, Isabella Gamez, Becky Smith, Deverick J Anderson and Nicholas Turner (2020). Efficacy of UV-C disinfection in hyperbaric chambers. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 41(1). pp. 1–4. 10.1017/ice.2020.248 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/21097.
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Deverick John Anderson
Hospital epidemiology, infection control, antibiotic stewardship, multidrug-resistant organisms, device-related infections, surgical site infections, catheter-associated bloodstream infections, cost of infections, infections in community hospitals
Nicholas Turner
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