Disinfecting handheld electronic devices with UV-C in a healthcare setting

• Main Authors: Suzan Cremers-Pijpers (Author), Carsten van Rossum (Author), Mirjam Dautzenberg (Author), Heiman Wertheim (Author), Alma Tostmann (Author), Joost Hopman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Handheld Electronic Devices (HEDs) play a central role in the hospital environment. However, they can be a vehicle for transmitting (pathogenic) microorganisms. We studied whether disinfection with UV-C light is successful in disinfecting three different HEDs in a clinical setting. Disinfec...