Can multidrug-resistant organisms become resistant to ultraviolet (UV) light following serial exposures? Characterization of post-UV genomic changes using whole-genome sequencing.

Hosoon ChoiPiyali ChatterjeeMunok HwangEileen M StockJanell S LukeyJohn E ZeberChetan Jinadatha

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

Exposure of multidrug-resistant bacteria to UV produced from 2 different UV sources did not engender UV resistance after 25 serial exposures, as demonstrated by WGS analysis; thus, UV disinfection is unlikely to generate UV-resistant hospital flora.

Keyphrases

multidrug resistant
aqueous solution
gram negative
healthcare
drinking water
air pollution
emergency department
gene expression
cystic fibrosis
pseudomonas aeruginosa