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Efficacy of UV-C disinfection in hyperbaric chambers.

Bobby Glenn WarrenJason MaskerGregory BrownIsabella GamezBecky SmithDeverick J AndersonNicholas Turner
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
Ultraviolet C (UV-C) light reduces contamination on high-touch clinical surfaces. We assessed the efficacy of 2 UV-C devices at eradicating important clinical pathogens in hyperbaric chambers. Both devices were similarly efficacious against MRSA but differed significantly against C. difficile. Additionally, direct UV-C exposure was more efficacious against both species than indirect exposure.
Keyphrases
  • drinking water
  • aqueous solution
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • risk assessment
  • escherichia coli
  • health risk
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • biofilm formation
  • genetic diversity