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Efficacy of a far-ultraviolet-C light technology for continuous decontamination of air and surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2023

Samir Memic ,
Andrew O. Osborne Open the ORCID record for Andrew O. Osborne [Opens in a new window] ,
Jennifer L. Cadnum  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Samir Memic
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Andrew O. Osborne
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer L. Cadnum
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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Corresponding author: Curtis J. Donskey; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A wall-mounted, far-ultraviolet-C light technology reduced aerosolized bacteriophage MS2 by >3 log10 plaque-forming units within 30 minutes. Vegetative bacterial pathogens on steel disk carriers in the center of the room were reduced by >3 log10 after 45 minutes of exposure, but Candida auris and Clostridioides difficile spores were not.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 132 - 134
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