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ArticleScientific reports2025

Space disinfection using TiO2 photocatalyst reduces the incidence of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients.

Kazuhide Iizuka, Heihachiro Ochiai, Yoshikazu Iizuka, Sachio Tsuchida, Hiroshi Umemura, Junichi Somei, Yumiko Tanimichi, Katsuhiro Miura, Hideki Nakamura, Tomohiro Nakayama and 3 more

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Kazuhide IizukaDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. iizuka.kazuhide@nihon-u.ac.jp.
Heihachiro OchiaiDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshikazu IizukaDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Sachio TsuchidaDivision of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamimachi, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
Hiroshi UmemuraDivision of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamimachi, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
Junichi SomeiDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yumiko TanimichiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nihon University School of Medicine Itabashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Katsuhiro MiuraDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hideki NakamuraDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomohiro NakayamaDivision of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamimachi, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
Yoko AidaLaboratory of Global Infectious Diseases Control Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshihiro HattaDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masami TakeiDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is life-threatening condition, and airborne microorganisms have been identified as one of the potential transmission routes. The objective of this study was to evaluate spatial sterilization using photocatalytic oxidative decomposition reactions which are effective to prevent FN. An air purifier equipped with a platinum-added titanium dioxide photocatalytic and LED light source (LED-TiO2 device) was installed in hospital rooms (per 21.5-35 m3) to investigate changes in FN incidence and airborne microorganism counts. Airborne microorganisms in the hospital rooms matched those responsible for nosocomial infections. The incidence of FN was significantly reduced after installation of the LED-TiO

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DisinfectionFebrile NeutropeniaNeoplasmsTitaniumAir MicrobiologyCatalysisCross InfectionHumansIncidenceTitaniumtitanium dioxideFebrile neutropeniaInfection of chemotherapy patientsLow-immunity patientsTiO2 Photocatalyst-Mediated Spatial disinfection

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PMID40087353
PMCPMC11909134

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