Room decontamination using an ultraviolet-C device with short ultraviolet exposure time

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1070-1072

  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

BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INFECTION RISK; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION STERILIZATION; REFLECTIVE COATING; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; WARD; WASTE MANAGEMENT; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84904393482     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677149     Document Type: Note

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