ArticleCurrent microbiology2012
A comparative study of the bactericidal activity and daily disinfection housekeeping surfaces by a new portable pulsed UV radiation device.
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- Efficacy and design requirements of UV light cabinets for disinfection of exchangeable non-sterilizable "dental objects".Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Methods of Cleaning Taps to Prevent Hospital-Associated Infections: An Environmental Survey-Based Study.Infectious disease reports · 2023Article
- Surface Environment and Energy Density Effects on the Detection and Disinfection of Microorganisms Using a Portable Instrument.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hospital surface disinfection using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology: A review.Healthcare technology letters · 2022Review
- Antimicrobial Efficacy of an Ultraviolet-C Device against Microorganisms Related to Contact Lens Adverse Events.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus atrophaeus spores on different surfaces with ultraviolet light produced with a low-pressure mercury vapor lamp or light emitting diodes.Journal of applied microbiology · 2021Article
- Back to Basics: Choosing the Appropriate Surface Disinfectant.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Potential of pulsed light technology for control of SARS-CoV-2 in hospital environments.Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology · 2021Review
- MoWa: A Disinfectant for Hospital Surfaces Contaminated With Methicillin-ResistantFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Article
- Disinfectant Activity of A Portable Ultraviolet C Equipment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Review of Decontamination Techniques for the Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis and Other Spore-Forming Bacteria Associated with Building or Outdoor Materials.Environmental science & technology · 2019Review
- Bactericidal and Fungicidal Activity in the Gas Phase of Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC).Current microbiology · 2016Article
- Touchless Technologies for Decontamination in the Hospital: a Review of Hydrogen Peroxide and UV Devices.Current infectious disease reports · 2015Article
- Controlling hospital-acquired infection: focus on the role of the environment and new technologies for decontamination.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2014Review
- Can biowarfare agents be defeated with light?Virulence · 2013Review
- Impact of chlorine dioxide gas sterilization on nosocomial organism viability in a hospital room.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2013Article
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Abstract
Daily cleaning and disinfecting of non-critical surfaces in the patient-care areas are known to reduce the occurrence of health care-associated infections. However, the conventional means for decontamination of housekeeping surfaces of sites of frequent hand contact such as manual disinfection using ethanol wipes are laborious and time-consuming in daily practice. This study evaluated a newly developed portable pulsed ultraviolet (UV) radiation device for its bactericidal activity in comparison with continuous UV-C, and investigated its effect on the labor burden when implemented in a hospital ward. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Amikacin and Ciprofloxacin-resistant A. baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant S. aureus and Bacillus cereus were irradiated with pulsed UV or continuous UV-C. Pulsed UV and continuous UV-C required 5 and 30 s of irradiation, respectively, to attain bactericidal activity with more than 2Log growth inhibition of all the species. The use of pulsed UV in daily disinfection of housekeeping surfaces reduced the working hours by half in comparison to manual disinfection using ethanol wipes. The new portable pulsed UV radiation device was proven to have a bactericidal activity against critical nosocomial bacteria, including antimicrobial-resistant bacteria after short irradiation, and was thus found to be practical as a method for disinfecting housekeeping surfaces and decreasing the labor burden.
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