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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Abosi, Oluchi J.
• Kobayashi, Takaaki
• Holley, Stephanie
• Kukla, Mary Elizabeth
• Dains, Angelique
• Alsuhaibani, Mohammed
• Marra, Alexandre R.
• Jenn, Kyle E.
• Meacham, Holly
• Sheeler, Lorinda L.
• Etienne, William
• Trannel, Alexandra
• Garringer, Jon
• Millard, William
• Diekema, Daniel J.
• Edmond, Michael B.
• Wellington, Melanie
• Salinas, Jorge L.

Titel

Stable Clostridioides difficile infection rates after the discontinuation of ultraviolet light for terminal disinfection at a tertiary care center, Iowa 2019-2020

Ist Teil von

• American journal of infection control, 2021-12, Vol.49 (12), p.1567-1568

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •Stable Clostridioides difficile incidence after UV light discontinuation•UV light discontinuation improves room turnover time•UV light discontinuation improves room turnover time We compared the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection before and after the discontinuation of Ultraviolet light used in addition to bleach in terminal disinfection of hospital rooms. We found no difference in C. difficile infection rates but found a decreased turn over time. The benefit of Ultraviolet light may be diminished in hospitals with a high thoroughness of manual cleaning.