Evaluation of an Ultraviolet C (UVC) Light-Emitting Device for Disinfection of High Touch Surfaces in Hospital Critical Areas

Understanding ultraviolet light surface decontamination in hospital rooms: A primer

(2019) John M. Boyce et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Enhanced terminal room disinfection and the need for multimodal collaboration

(2018) Matthew P Crotty et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Improving Cleaning and Disinfection of High-Touch Surfaces in Intensive Care during Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Endemo-Epidemic Situations

(2018) Beatrice Casini et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

No-Touch Disinfection Methods to Decrease Multidrug-Resistant Organism Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

(2017) Alexandre R. Marra et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Clostridium difficile Spore Recovery Versus Bleach Alone

(2017) Christina Liscynesky et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Examining the association between surface bioburden and frequently touched sites in intensive care

(2017) C.E. Adams et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Enhanced terminal room disinfection and acquisition and infection caused by multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile (the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection study): a cluster-randomised, multicentre, crossover study

(2017) Deverick J Anderson et al.   LANCET

Outsourcing cleaning services increases MRSA incidence: Evidence from 126 english acute trusts

(2017) Veronica Toffolutti et al.   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Postdischarge decontamination of MRSA, VRE, and Clostridium difficile isolation rooms using 2 commercially available automated ultraviolet-C–emitting devices

(2016) Titus Wong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Evaluation of a pulsed xenon ultraviolet light device for isolation room disinfection in a United Kingdom hospital

(2016) Ian Hosein et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Assessment of the Overall and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Bioburden on Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities

(2016) Alicia M. Shams et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prevention and control of multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: recommendations from a Joint Working Party

(2016) A.P.R. Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

A Novel Quantitative Sampling Technique for Detection and Monitoring of Clostridium difficile Contamination in the Clinical Environment

(2015) Shanom Ali et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Disinfectant wipes are appropriate to control microbial bioburden from surfaces: use of a new ASTM standard test protocol to demonstrate efficacy

(2015) S.A. Sattar et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Surface-attached cells, biofilms and biocide susceptibility: implications for hospital cleaning and disinfection

(2015) J.A. Otter et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Intensive care unit environmental surfaces are contaminated by multidrug-resistant bacteria in biofilms: combined results of conventional culture, pyrosequencing, scanning electron microscopy, and confocal laser microscopy

(2015) H. Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Evaluation of a pulsed-xenon ultraviolet room disinfection device for impact on contamination levels of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2014) Chetan Jinadatha et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Controlling Hospital-Acquired Infection: Focus on the Role of the Environment and New Technologies for Decontamination

(2014) Stephanie J. Dancer   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections?

(2013) Curtis J. Donskey   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Evidence that contaminated surfaces contribute to the transmission of hospital pathogens and an overview of strategies to address contaminated surfaces in hospital settings

(2013) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Understanding and Preventing Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Pathogens Due to the Contaminated Hospital Environment

(2013) David J. Weber et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Improving Healthcare Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Current and Evolving Issues

(2013) Philip C. Carling et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The uses and abuses of rapid bioluminescence-based ATP assays

(2012) G. Shama et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Contamination of Hands with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Contact with Environmental Surfaces and after Contact with the Skin of Colonized Patients

(2011) Usha Stiefel et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Assessing the efficacy of different microfibre cloths at removing surface micro-organisms associated with healthcare-associated infections

(2011) D.L. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Presence of biofilm containing viable multiresistant organisms despite terminal cleaning on clinical surfaces in an intensive care unit

(2011) K. Vickery et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Limitations of the Efficacy of Surface Disinfection in the Healthcare Setting

(2009) Gareth J. Williams et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Are hygiene standards useful in assessing infection risk?

(2008) Liza F. White et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Improving Cleaning of the Environment Surrounding Patients in 36 Acute Care Hospitals

(2008) Philip C. Carling et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Importance of the environment in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition: the case for hospital cleaning

(2007) Stephanie J Dancer   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES