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

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Casini, Beatrice, Tuvo, Benedetta, Cristina, Maria Luisa, Spagnolo, Anna Maria, Totaro, Michele, Baggiani, Angelo, Privitera, Gaetano Pierpaolo·2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI 10.3390/ijerph16193572PMC PMC6801766

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Implementation of environmental cleaning and disinfection has been shown to reduce the incidences of healthcare-associated infections. The effect of an enhanced strategy for terminal room disinfection, applying the pulsed xenon-based ultraviolet light no-touch disinfection systems (PX-UVC) after the current standard operating protocol (SOP) was evaluated. In a teaching hospital, the effectiveness in reducing the total bacterial count (TBC) and in eliminating high-concern microorganisms was assessed on five high-touch surfaces in different critical areas, immediately pre- and post-cleaning and disinfection procedures (345 sampling sites). PX-UVC showed only 18% (15/85) of positive samples after treatment compared to 63% (72/115) after SOP. The effectiveness of PX-UVC was also observed in the absence of manual cleaning and application of a chemical disinfectant. According to the hygienic standards proposed by the Italian Workers Compensation Authority, 9 of 80 (11%) surfaces in operating rooms showed TBC ≥15 CFU/24 cm2 after the SOP, while all samples were compliant applying the SOP plus PX-UVC disinfection. Clostridium difficile (CD) spores and Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) were isolated only after the SOP. The implementation of the standard cleaning and disinfection procedure with the integration of the PX-UVC treatment had effective results in both the reduction of hygiene failures and in control environmental contamination by high-concern microorganisms.

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Figure 1 Median, lower, and higher values of the bacterial load detected in each hospital setting, distinguishing compliant on non-compliant values. Note: ICU—Intensive Care Unit; OT—Operative Theatre; C&D—Cleaning and Disinfection; SOP—Standard Operative Procedure; IQR—Interquartile Range.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors: Casini, B., Tuvo, B., Cristina, M. L., Spagnolo, A. M., Totaro, M., Baggiani, A., & Privitera, G. P.
Affiliations: University of Pisa (IT)
University of Genoa (IT)
Corresponding author: Casini, Beatrice
ORCID: Casini, Beatrice
Tuvo, Benedetta
Cristina, Maria Luisa
Spagnolo, Anna Maria
Baggiani, Angelo
Privitera, Gaetano Pierpaolo
Venue: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher: MDPI AG
Published: 2019-09-24
Volume: 16
Issue: 19
Pages: 3572
ISSN: 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193572
PMC: PMC6801766
OpenAlex: W2975163792
Cited by: 185
References: 37
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 26
FWCI: 20.31
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
dx.doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)
Locations: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infection Control in Healthcare
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Infection Control and Ventilation
Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
Keywords: UV-C disinfection, environmental cleaning, high-touch surfaces, nosocomial infections, operating room, total bacterial count, Clostridium difficile, Klebsiella pneumoniae, hospital hygiene, disinfectant efficacy
MeSH terms: Cross Infection, Disinfection, Hospitals, Teaching, Humans, Italy, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Operating Rooms, Ultraviolet Rays, Xenon, Clostridioides difficile, Bacterial Load

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