ArticleEpidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Efficacy of Enhanced Environmental Cleaning/Disinfection Using Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet Light in Preventing Outbreaks of Methicillin-Resistant
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- Neonatology: First Exposure to Antibiotics from the Ethical Perspective of Parents, Physicians, and Regulators.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
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objectivesIn recent years, non-contact room disinfection devices using ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide have emerged as disinfection methods. However, data on their usefulness in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are limited. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental disinfection in controlling methicillin-resistant
methodsDaily cleaning/disinfection of the patient environment was changed from using a cloth containing quaternary ammonium salts to an agent containing ethanol and surfactant, and terminal cleaning with a pulsed xenon ultraviolet light (PX-UV) non-contact disinfection device was added for patients with confirmed MRSA and those on contact precautions. MRSA incidence and environmental culture results were then compared before and after the method change.
resultsThe MRSA infection rate was 2.81/1000 patient days before the method change and 0.90/1000 patient days after the change (
conclusionsDaily cleaning and disinfection with ethanol and surfactant-containing cleaning disinfectants and a final cleaning with a PX-UV non-contact disinfection device reduced environmental MRSA contamination. In addition to adherence to hand hygiene and contact precautions, reducing MRSA present in the environment may contribute to MRSA control in NICUs and GCUs.
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