Germicidal irradiation of portable medical equipment: Mitigating microbes and improving the margin of safety using a novel, point of care, germicidal disinfection pod
| Autor: | Fabian Fregoli, Linda Winowiecki, Deb Reid, Brian Riege, Deborah G Passey, Russell N. Olmsted, Mark Stibich, Cheryl Yonke, Karen Ternes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Ultraviolet Rays
Epidemiology Point-of-Care Systems Medical equipment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Anti-Infective Agents Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Equipment and Supplies Hospital Point of care Cross Infection 0303 health sciences Waste management 030306 microbiology business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Equipment Design Bacterial Load Disinfection Infectious Diseases Point of delivery Margin of safety business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Infection Control. 48:103-105 |
| ISSN: | 0196-6553 |
| Popis: | Portable medical equipment (PME) can be an important reservoir of pathogens causing health care-associated infections. To address this, a novel, portable ultraviolet disinfection pod (UVDP) that allows for full 360-degree disinfection was developed. This investigation examined efficacy of the UVDP against microorganisms on clean, patient-ready PME. We found that the UVDP significantly reduced the number of recoverable bacteria on PME. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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