Rapid hospital room decontamination using ultraviolet (UV) light with a nanostructured UV-reflective wall coating.

Room decontamination using an ultraviolet-C device with short ultraviolet exposure time.

Results:  UV-C Technology effectively reduces environmental contamination and should be considered when environmental transmission is significant.  The Optimum UV TM device achieved an overall 3.56-log10 reduction for MRSA in 5 minutes and an overall 2.78-log10 reduction for C. difficile spores in 10 minutes in typical patient rooms (not treated with UV reflective wall coating).  When the pa...

Terminal decontamination of patient rooms using an automated mobile UV light unit.

OBJECTIVE To determine the ability of a mobile UV light unit to reduce bacterial contamination of environmental surfaces in patient rooms. METHODS An automated mobile UV light unit that emits UV-C light was placed in 25 patient rooms after patient discharge and operated using a 1- or 2-stage procedure. Aerobic colony counts were calculated for each of 5 standardized high-touch surfaces in the...

Implementation of innovative pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) environmental cleaning in an acute care hospital

It is widely acknowledged that the hospital environment is an important reservoir for many of the pathogenic microbes associated with health care-associated infections (HAIs). Environmental cleaning plays an important role in the prevention and containment of HAIs, in patient safety, and the overall experience of health care facilities. New technologies, such as pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV)...

Study Room Decontamination with Uv Radiation Effectiveness of Ultraviolet Devices and Hydrogen Peroxide Systems for Terminal Ro M Decontamination: Focus on Clinical Trials ‘no Touch’ Techno Ogies for Envir Nmental Decon a Ination: Fo Us on Ultraviolet Devices

Evaluation of a pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection system to decrease bacterial contamination in operating rooms

BACKGROUND Environmental cleanliness is one of the contributing factors for surgical site infections in the operating rooms (ORs). To decrease environmental contamination, pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV), an easy and safe no-touch disinfection system, is employed in several hospital environments. The positive effect of this technology on environmental decontamination has been observed in patie...