The use of a UV-C disinfection robot in the routine cleaning process: a field study in an Academic hospital.

Füszl AstridZatorska Beatanull Van den Nest MiriamEbner JuliaElisabeth PresterlDiab-Elschahawi Magda

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

Presently, the UV-C robot tested in this study is not ready to be integrated in the environmental cleaning and disinfection procedures in our hospital. The single standard disinfection UV-C irradiation cycle is not sufficient to inactivate pathogens with augmented environmental resilience, e.g. C. auris, particularly when microbial loads are high.

Keyphrases

drinking water
healthcare
microbial community
emergency department
human health
risk assessment
depressive symptoms
adverse drug