Postdischarge decontamination of MRSA, VRE, and Clostridium difficile isolation rooms using 2 commercially available automated ultraviolet-C–emitting devices

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 416-420

  Wong, Titus ^a,b   Woznow, Tracey ^a   Petrie, Mike ^c   Murzello, Elena ^d   Muniak, Allison ^d   Kadora, Amin ^e   Bryce, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Business Initiatives and Support Services   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e Capilano College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Environmental cleaning; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Ultraviolet; Ultraviolet C; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SUSPENSION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 84960845014     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.016     Document Type: Article

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