Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system.
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Rutala, WA; Kanamori, H; Gergen, MF; Sickbert-Bennett, EE; Sexton, DJ; Anderson, DJ; Laux, J; Weber, DJ; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program,
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
October 2018
We evaluated the ability of high-intensity visible violet light with a peak output of 405 nm to kill epidemiologically important pathogens. The high irradiant light significantly reduced both vegetative bacteria and spores at some time points over a 72-hour exposure period.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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1559-6834
Publication Date
October 2018
Volume
39
Issue
10
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1250 / 1253
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Light
- Humans
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Disinfection
- Bacteria
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Rutala, W. A., Kanamori, H., Gergen, M. F., Sickbert-Bennett, E. E., Sexton, D. J., Anderson, D. J., … CDC Prevention Epicenters Program, . (2018). Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 39(10), 1250–1253. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.200
Rutala, William A., Hajime Kanamori, Maria F. Gergen, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick J. Anderson, Jeffrey Laux, David J. Weber, and David J. CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. “Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 10 (October 2018): 1250–53. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.200.
Rutala WA, Kanamori H, Gergen MF, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Sexton DJ, Anderson DJ, et al. Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Oct;39(10):1250–3.
Rutala, William A., et al. “Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 39, no. 10, Oct. 2018, pp. 1250–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/ice.2018.200.
Rutala WA, Kanamori H, Gergen MF, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Sexton DJ, Anderson DJ, Laux J, Weber DJ, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Oct;39(10):1250–1253.
Published In
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
October 2018
Volume
39
Issue
10
Start / End Page
1250 / 1253
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Light
- Humans
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Disinfection
- Bacteria
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences