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ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2025

Variation in veterans affairs hospitals' UV-C surface disinfection systems guidance documents: a qualitative content analysis.

Julia Friberg Walhof, A M Racila, Stacy Hockett Sherlock, Cassie Cunningham Goedken, Daniel Suh, Bernardino Guerrero, Trina Zabarsky, Kimberly Dukes, Eli N Perencevich

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Article in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Impact of UV-C on material degradation: a scoping literature review.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Julia Friberg Walhof *Center for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5125-0290
A M Racila *Center for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-5422
Stacy Hockett SherlockCenter for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-782X
Cassie Cunningham GoedkenCenter for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Daniel SuhCenter for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Bernardino GuerreroEnvironmental Programs Service (EPS), Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC, USA.
Trina ZabarskyEnvironmental Programs Service (EPS), Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-8189
Kimberly DukesCenter for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6977-4221
Eli N PerencevichCenter for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-3355

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not have system-wide standardized policies or procedures for ultraviolet-C (UV-C) use. Qualitative researchers performed content analysis of VAV UV-C guidance documents. We observed that lack of specificity and uniformity across guidance documents is a potential barrier to UV-C implementation and future quality control.

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PMID40567398
PMCPMC12188271

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