Evaluation of a pulsed xenon ultraviolet light device for isolation room disinfection in a United Kingdom hospital
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- 作者：Ian Hosein ; MD ; MBAa ; ian.hosein@qehkl.nhs.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Rosie Madeloso ; MSca ; Wijayaratnam Nagaratnam ; BMSa ; Frank Villamaria ; MPHb ; Eileen Stock ; PhDc ; d ; Chetan Jinadatha ; MD ; MPHb ; d
- 关键词：Ultraviolet light ; decontamination ; hospital infection ; technology ; innovation ; patient flow
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：9
- 页码：e157-e161
- 全文大小：213 K
文摘
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Pulsed xenon ultraviolet devices significantly reduced bioburden in terminal disinfection of isolation rooms in a 700-bed UK hospital.
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Pulsed xenon ultraviolet devices achieved a 5-log reduction in multidrug-resistant organisms on spiked agar plates in a nonpatient care area.
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Use of pulsed xenon ultraviolet devices did not affect patient flow on busy wards and was readily incorporated into hospital cleaning schedules.
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Both device operators and clinical ward staff were enthusiastic about device usage.