Efficacy of a far-ultraviolet-C light technology for continuous decontamination of air and surfaces

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jan;45(1):132-134. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.159. Epub 2023 Aug 2.

Abstract

A wall-mounted, far-ultraviolet-C light technology reduced aerosolized bacteriophage MS2 by >3 log10 plaque-forming units within 30 minutes. Vegetative bacterial pathogens on steel disk carriers in the center of the room were reduced by >3 log10 after 45 minutes of exposure, but Candida auris and Clostridioides difficile spores were not.

MeSH terms

  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Decontamination*
  • Disinfection
  • Humans
  • Spores, Bacterial
  • Technology
  • Ultraviolet Rays