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ArticleMayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes2026

Assessment of Ultraviolet-C Inactivation of

Randy W Loftus, Franklin Dexter, Michelle C Parra, Carmen T Brindeiro, Chase P Loftus, Cornelie Cl Banguid, Brendan T Wanta, Jonathan E Charnin

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Article in Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Randy W LoftusDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Franklin DexterDepartment of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, IA.
Michelle C ParraDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Carmen T BrindeiroRDB Bioinformatics, Coralville, IA.
Chase P LoftusRDB Bioinformatics, Coralville, IA.
Cornelie Cl BanguidRDB Bioinformatics, Coralville, IA.
Brendan T WantaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Jonathan E CharninDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To determine the ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation doses required to inactivate Patients and Methods: In this laboratory experiment, polycarbonate test carriers inoculated with >10 Results: For Conclusion: A UV-C dose of 25 mJ/cm

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PMID42569241
PMCPMC13449353

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