Impact of Room Location on UV-C Irradiance and UV-C Dosage and Antimicrobial Effect Delivered by a Mobile UV-C Light Device

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 667-672

  Boyce, John M ^a,b   Farrel, Patricia A ^a   Towle, Dana ^a   Fekieta, Renee ^a   Aniskiewicz, Michael ^a  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OZONE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL WARD; TARGET ORGANISM; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 84970024754     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.35     Document Type: Article

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