The use of UV-C radiation for terminal disinfection of pathogenic Gram-negative rods: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Joseph Tholany (Author), Hiroyuki Suzuki (Author), Amy R. Frank (Author), Steven H. Bryant (Author), Cassie Cunningham Goedken (Author), Daniel Suh (Author), Michael S. Stevens (Author), Stacey M. Hockett Sherlock (Author), Eli N. Perencevich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this controlled study, we found that exposure to ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation was able to arrest the growth of selected pathogenic enteric and nonfermenting Gram-negative rods. Further studies are needed to confirm the clinical efficacy and determine optimal implementation strategies for utiliz...