Filtered handheld far-ultraviolet disinfection device in reducing environmental pathogens from high-touch clinical surfaces

• Main Authors: Layale Yaghi (Author), Rita Wilson-Dib (Author), Sherry Cantu (Author), Piyali Chatterjee (Author), Chetan Jinadatha (Author), Roy Chemaly (Author), Amy Spallone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) continue to be a major challenge. In fact, an increased risk of HAIs has been linked to high-touch surfaces contaminated with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), and enhanced environmental disinfection is linked to reduced HAI rates. Recently, mor...