Open AccessUltraviolet-C Light Evaluation as Adjunct Disinfection to Remove Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Author(s) -
Clare Rock,
YeaJen Hsu,
Melanie S. Curless,
Karen C. Carroll,
Tracy Howard,
Kathryn A. Carson,
Stephanie Cummings,
Michael J. Anderson,
Aaron M. Milstone,
Lisa L. Maragakis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab896
Subject(s) - medicine , rate ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , infection control , relative risk , intensive care unit , surgery , physics , optics
Our objective was to determine if the addition of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light to daily and discharge patient room cleaning reduces healthcare-associated infection rates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and Clostridioides difficile in immunocompromised adults.