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Can pulsed xenon ultraviolet light systems disinfect aerobic bacteria in the absence of manual disinfection?
Jinadatha, Chetan; Villamaria, Frank C; Ganachari-Mallappa, Nagaraja; Brown, Donna S; Liao, I-Chia; Stock, Eileen M; Copeland, Laurel A; Zeber, John E.
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  • Jinadatha C; Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX. Electronic address: Chetan.Jinadatha@va.gov.
  • Villamaria FC; Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX; Health Promotion & Community Health Science and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
  • Ganachari-Mallappa N; Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX.
  • Brown DS; Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX.
  • Liao IC; Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX; Health Promotion & Community Health Science and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
  • Stock EM; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX; Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Applied Health Research, Temple, TX.
  • Copeland LA; Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX; Health Promotion & Community Health Science and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas
  • Zeber JE; Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX; Health Promotion & Community Health Science and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas
Am J Infect Control ; 43(4): 415-7, 2015 Apr 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25681301
Whereas pulsed xenon-based ultraviolet light no-touch disinfection systems are being increasingly used for room disinfection after patient discharge with manual cleaning, their effectiveness in the absence of manual disinfection has not been previously evaluated. Our study indicates that pulsed xenon-based ultraviolet light systems effectively reduce aerobic bacteria in the absence of manual disinfection. These data are important for hospitals planning to adopt this technology as adjunct to routine manual disinfection.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacteria, Aerobic / Xenon / Disinfection Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Am J Infect Control Year: 2015 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacteria, Aerobic / Xenon / Disinfection Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Am J Infect Control Year: 2015 Document type: Article