UV-C Light Disinfection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from High-Touch Surfaces in a Patient Room and Bathroom

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Aug;37(8):996-997. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.111. Epub 2016 May 13.

Authors

Clare Rock¹, Melanie S Curless², Elaine Nowakowski², Tracy Ross², Kathryn A Carson³, Polly Trexler², Karen Carroll⁴, Lisa L Maragakis¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
² The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 27174660
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.111

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Disinfection / methods*
Humans
Patients' Rooms*
Toilet Facilities*
Ultraviolet Rays*