Efficacy of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light on reduction of Mycobacterium fortuitum.

Thomas W HuberEmma BrackensPiyali ChatterjeeFrank C VillamariaLauren E SiscoMarjory D WilliamsJohn David CoppinHosoon ChoiChetan Jinadatha

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2020)

Our results demonstrate that using pulsed-xenon devices is a highly effective modality to reduce microbial counts with this relatively ultraviolet germicidal irradiation-resistant mycobacterium in a time-dependent manner.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
microbial community
light emitting
peripheral blood
radiation therapy