SynthesisEpidemiology and infection2023
Effectiveness of ultraviolet-C disinfection systems for reduction of multi-drug resistant organism infections in healthcare settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Decontamination of environmental surfaces in hospitals to reduce hospital-acquired infections: a systematic review.Infection prevention in practice · 2026Review
- The Efficacy of UV-C Disinfection in Decreasing Hospital-Acquired Infections and Bioburden in an Adult Burns Service.European burn journal · 2026Article
- Efficacy of UVC Radiation in Reducing Bacterial Load on Dental Office Surfaces.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- The Efficacy of Ultraviolet Radiation in Decontaminating Dropped Bone Fragments in Orthopedic Surgery.Cureus · 2025Article
- Antibiotic-sparing strategies for multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infections.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Impact of disinfection methods used in the slaughterhouse environment on microbiome diversity throughout the meat production chain.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Importance of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) Emitter Configuration for Clostridioides difficile Attenuation.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to summarise the findings of the studies assessing the effectiveness of ultraviolet C (UV-C) room disinfection in reducing the incidence rate of healthcare-associated multi-drug-resistant organism (MDRO) infections. A systematic screening was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus for randomised controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental studies, and before-after studies, which assessed the efficacy of the UV-C disinfectant system in reducing the incidence of MDRO infections. A random-effects model was used for the analysis. Effect sizes were described as incidence rate ratio (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Nine studies were included, all of which were conducted in the USA. No statistically significant reduction in
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