| Title |
Use of UV-C radiation to disinfect non-critical patient care items: a laboratory assessment of the Nanoclave Cabinet
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-12-174 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ginny Moore, Shanom Ali, Elaine A Cloutman-Green, Christina R Bradley, Martyn AC Wilkinson, John C Hartley, Adam P Fraise, A Peter R Wilson |
| Abstract |
The near-patient environment is often heavily contaminated, yet the decontamination of near-patient surfaces and equipment is often poor. The Nanoclave Cabinet produces large amounts of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation (53 W/m2) and is designed to rapidly disinfect individual items of clinical equipment. Controlled laboratory studies were conducted to assess its ability to eradicate a range of potential pathogens including Clostridium difficile spores and Adenovirus from different types of surface. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 88 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 11 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 11% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 17% |
| Unknown | 28 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 17% |
| Engineering | 10 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4% |
| Materials Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 19 | 21% |
| Unknown | 30 | 33% |
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