Hospital room sterilization using farultraviolet radiation: A pilot evaluation of the sterilray device in an active hospital setting

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPL, 2013, Pages 536-538

  Varma, Gaurav ^a   Savard, Patrice ^b   Coles, Christian ^a   Ross, Tracy ^c   Carroll, Karen ^c   Perl, Trish ^b   Labrique, Alain ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PILOT STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84876095182     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670214     Document Type: Article

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