The use of UV-C radiation for terminal disinfection of pathogenic Gram-negative rods: a pilot study.

Autor: Tholany J; Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA., Suzuki H; Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA., Frank AR; Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA., Bryant SH; Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA., Cunningham Goedken C; Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA., Suh D; Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA., Stevens MS; Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA., Sherlock SMH; Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA., Perencevich EN; Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE [Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol] 2023 Dec 21; Vol. 3 (1), pp. e247. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 21 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.514
Abstrakt: In this controlled study, we found that exposure to ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation was able to arrest the growth of selected pathogenic enteric and nonfermenting Gram-negative rods. Further studies are needed to confirm the clinical efficacy and determine optimal implementation strategies for utilizing UV-C terminal disinfection.
Competing Interests: None.
(© The Author(s) 2023.)
Databáze: MEDLINE