Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nerandzic, Michelle M ^a   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^a   Eckart, Kevin E ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^a  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; DISINFECTION WAND DEVICE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84861014016     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-120     Document Type: Article

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