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Feasibility of ultraviolet light-emitting diode irradiation robot for terminal decontamination of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient rooms.

Hee Kyoung ChoiChunguang CuiHyeri SeokJoon-Yong BaeJi Hoon JeonGee Eun LeeWon Suk ChoiMan-Seong ParkDae Won Park
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
Although no viable virus was recovered, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected on various environmental surfaces. The use of a UV LED disinfection robot was effective in spacious areas such as an ICU, but its effects varied in small spaces like CTC rooms. These findings suggest that the UV LED robot may need enough space to disinfect rooms without recontamination by machine wheels or insufficient disinfection by shadowing.
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