ReviewHealthcare technology letters2022
Hospital surface disinfection using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology: A review.
Review in Healthcare technology letters, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- The potential role of violet-blue light to preventing hospital acquired infections: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Lighting the way or casting new shadows? A One Health perspective on light-based technologies against clinically important antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Efficacy of UVC Radiation in Reducing Bacterial Load on Dental Office Surfaces.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Photoinactivation of influenza viruses by modulated indoor daylight spectrum and intensity.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Healthcare Settings and Infection Prevention: Today's Procedures in Light of the "Instructions for Disinfection" Issued During the 1817 Typhus Epidemic in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Pre-Unification Italy).Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation for surface cleaning of COVID-19 in healthcare settings: A review.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- Performance of an Autonomous Sanitary Sterilisation Ultraviolet Machine (ASSUM) on terminal disinfection of surgical theaters and rooms of an intensive-intermediate care unit.Infection prevention in practice · 2024Article
- Decontamination of Fused-Silica Surfaces by UVC Irradiation as Potential Application on Touchscreens.Microorganisms · 2024Article
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- Phenotypic Variation in ClinicalMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- UV Disinfection Robots: A Review.Robotics and autonomous systems · 2023Article
- Development and Demonstration of a Wireless Ultraviolet Sensing Network for Dose Monitoring and Operator Safety in Room Disinfection Applications.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Surface Environment and Energy Density Effects on the Detection and Disinfection of Microorganisms Using a Portable Instrument.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mathematical Model of the Pulse Generation of Decontaminating Aerosols.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Hospital surface disinfection using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology: A review.Healthcare technology letters · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) technologies have emerged as a promising alternative to biocides as a means of surface disinfection in hospitals and other healthcare settings. This paper reviews the methods used by researchers and clinicians in deploying and evaluating the efficacy of UVGI technology. The type of UVGI technology used, the clinical setting where the device was deployed, and the methods of environmental testing that the researchers followed are investigated. The findings suggest that clinical UVGI deployments have been growing steadily since 2010 and have increased dramatically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hardware platforms and operating procedures vary considerably between studies. Most studies measure efficacy of the technology based on the objective measurement of bacterial bioburden reduction; however, studies conducted over longer durations have examined the impact of UVGI on the reduction of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). Future trends include increased automation and the use of UVGI technologies that are safer for use around people. Although existing evidence seems to support the efficacy of UVGI as a tool capable of reducing HCAIs, more research is needed to measure the magnitude of these effects and to establish recommended best practices.
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