Clinical application of 222 nm wavelength ultraviolet C irradiation on SARS CoV-2 contaminated environments

Autor: Wen-Lin Su, Chih-Pei Lin, Hui-Ching Huang, Yao-Kuang Wu, Mei-Chen Yang, Sheg-Kang Chiu, Ming-Yieh Peng, Ming-Chin Chan, You-Chen Chao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 166-169 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2021.12.005
Popis: This was a preliminary study on ultraviolet C (UVC) irradiation for SARS-CoV-2-contaminated hospital environments. Forty-eight locations were tested for SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR (33.3% contamination rate). After series dosages of 222-nm UVC irradiation, samples from the surfaces were negative at 15 s irradiation at 2 cm length (fluence: 81 mJ/cm2).
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