Open AccessEffectiveness of ultraviolet disinfection in reducing hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on a bone marrow transplant unit
Author(s) -
Jennifer Brite,
Tracy McMillen,
Elizabeth Robilotti,
Janet Sun,
Hoi Yan Chow,
Frederic Stell,
Susan K. Seo,
Donna McKenna,
Janet Eagan,
Marisa A. Montecalvo,
Donald S. Chen,
Kent A. Sepkowitz,
Mini Kamboj
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2018.215
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , incidence (geometry) , rate ratio , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , enterococcus , emergency medicine , confidence interval , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , biology , physics , genetics , optics , bacteria
To determine the effectiveness of ultraviolet (UV) environmental disinfection system on rates of hospital-acquired vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) and Clostridium difficile.