Impact of an automated multiple emitter whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection system on hospital acquired infections: A quasi-experimental study

Molly Steele; Ryan R. Hurtado; Karen Rychlik; Amanda Bonebrake; Maria C. Bovee; Anna O'Donnell; Joshua Perryman; Larry K. Kociolek

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.009

Impact of an automated multiple emitter whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection system on hospital acquired infections: A quasi-experimental study

Molly Steele^*, Ryan R. Hurtado, Karen Rychlik, Amanda Bonebrake, Maria C. Bovee, Anna O'Donnell, Joshua Perryman, Larry K. Kociolek

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Abstract

A quasi-experimental study performed in a pediatric hematology-oncology unit demonstrated that whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection was associated with a significant reduction in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (P< .01, trend and level), but not healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections (P= .06 for trend, P= .36 for level) or central line-associated bloodstream infections (P> 0.75, trend and level).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1200-1203
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	49
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.009
State	Published - Sep 2021

Keywords

Central line-associated Bloodstream infection
Clostridioides difficile
Disinfection
Healthcare-associated infection
Respiratory virus
Ultraviolet

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Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Steele, M., Hurtado, R. R., Rychlik, K., Bonebrake, A., Bovee, M. C., O'Donnell, A., Perryman, J., & Kociolek, L. K. (2021). Impact of an automated multiple emitter whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection system on hospital acquired infections: A quasi-experimental study. American Journal of Infection Control, 49(9), 1200-1203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.009

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