Institutional Tuberculosis Transmission. Controlled Trial of Upper Room Ultraviolet Air Disinfection: A Basis for New Dosing Guidelines.

Matsie MphaphleleAshwin S DharmadhikariPaul A JensenStephen N RudnickTobias H van ReenenMarcello A PaganoWilhelm LeuschnerTim A SearsSonya P MilonovaMartie van der WaltAnton C StoltzKarin WeyerEdward A Nardell

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2015)

Upper room germicidal UV air disinfection with air mixing was highly effective in reducing tuberculosis transmission under hospital conditions. These data support using either a total fixture output (rather than electrical or UV lamp wattage) of 15-20 mW/m(3) total room volume, or an average whole-room UV irradiance (fluence rate) of 5-7 μW/cm(2), calculated by a lighting computer-assisted design program modified for UV use.

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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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randomized controlled trial
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