Far-UVC light prevents MRSA infection of superficial wounds in vivo.

Brian PonnaiyaManuela BuonannoDavid WelchIgor ShuryakGerhard Randers-PehrsonDavid J Brenner

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Being safe for patient and hospital staff, our results suggested that far-UVC light (222 nm) might be a convenient approach to prevent transmission of drug-resistant infectious agents in the clinical setting.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
multidrug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
staphylococcus aureus
case report
healthcare
photodynamic therapy
mouse model
emergency department
acute care
adverse drug
wound healing
light emitting