Effect of variation in test methods on performance of Ultraviolet-C radiation room decontamination

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 555-560

  Cadnum, Jennifer L ^a,b   Tomas, Myreen E ^a   Sankar, Thriveen ^a   Jencson, Annette ^a   Mathew, J Itty ^b   Kundrapu, Sirisha ^b   Donskey, Curtis J ^a,b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOROX HEALTHCARE OPTIMUM UV DEVICE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DISINFECTION SYSTEM; INOCULATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE AREA; TRU D DEVICE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84964207171     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.349     Document Type: Article

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