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ArticleCureus2024

Importance of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) Emitter Configuration for the Attenuation of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida auris Pathogens.

Randy W Loftus, Carmen T Brindeiro, Franklin Dexter, Michelle C Parra, Soyun M Hwang, Brendan Wanta, Debra J Szeluga, Brent A Hadder, Melinda S Seering, Jonathan E Charnin

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Assessment of Ultraviolet-C Inactivation ofMayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2026
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  5. Current Overview of Environmental Disinfection and Decolonization ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Randy W LoftusAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Carmen T BrindeiroMicrobiology, RDB Bioinformatics, Coralville, USA.
Franklin DexterAnesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Michelle C ParraAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Soyun M HwangAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Brendan WantaAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Debra J SzelugaAnesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Brent A HadderAnesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Melinda S SeeringAnesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Jonathan E CharninAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relative importance of different ultraviolet-C (UV-C) emitter configurations on the attenuation of vegetative bacterial and fungal pathogens has not been assessed. We hypothesized that emitter configuration would impact the efficacy of UV-C attenuation of

methodsAmerican Type Culture Collection (ATCC)

resultsWith standard carriers, the minimally effective dose was 27.01± 0.15 mJ/cm

conclusionsThe choice of UV-C emitter configuration can impact

Indexed as

candida aurisemitter configurationpathogen attenuationstaphylococcus aureusultraviolet-c (uv-c)uv-c emitters

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PMID39553089
PMCPMC11566098

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