Decontamination of targeted pathogens from patient rooms using an automated ultraviolet-C-emitting device

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPL, 2013, Pages 466-471

  Anderson, Deverick J ^a   Gergen, Maria F ^b   Smathers, Emily ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a   Chen, Luke F ^a   Weber, David J ^b,c   Rutala, William A ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOMITES; HUMANS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84876077099     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670215     Document Type: Article

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