Rapid hospital room decontamination using ultraviolet (UV) light with a nanostructured UV-refiective wall coating

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPL, 2013, Pages 527-529

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Gergen, Maria F ^a   Tande, Brian M ^c   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^c University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCOATING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INCUBATION TIME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROCESSES; PAINT; PATIENTS' ROOMS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84876088651     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670211     Document Type: Article

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