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Competition

1.  Nerandzic, et al., Evaluation of an automated ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens in hospital rooms. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:197.

2.  Rutala, et al., Room Decontamination with UV Radiation. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 31, No. 10 (October 2010), pg. 1027.

3.  Sitzlar, et al., "An Environmental Disinfection Odyssey: Evaluation of Sequential Interventions to Improve Disinfection of Clostridium difficile Isolation Rooms", Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2013, vol. 34, no. 5, pg 459 – 465.

4.  Rutala, et al., Room Decontamination with UV Radiation. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 31, No. 10 (October 2010), pp. 1025- 1029.

 

FAQ

27.  Huang SS, Datta R, Platt R. Risk of acquiring antibiotic-resistant bacteria from prior room occupants. Arch Intern Med 2006;166: 1945–1951.

29.  Shaughnessy, M., MD, Micielli, R., MD, et al. Evaluation of Hospital Room Assignment and Acquisition of Clostridium Difficile Infection. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Vol. 32, No. 3 (March 2011), pp 201-206.

58.  Huang SS, Datta R, Platt R. Risk of acquiring antibiotic-resistant bacteria from prior room occupants. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:1945–1951.

59.  Drees M, Snydman DR, Schmid CH, et al. Prior environmental contamination increases the risk of acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46:678–685.

60.  Shaughnessy M, Micielli R, Depestel D, et al. Evaluation of hospital room assignment and acquisition of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD). In: Programs and abstracts of the 48th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy/Infections Disease Society of America 46th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 2008. Abstract K-4194.

62.  Rutala, W. PhD, MPH; Gergen, M. MT; Room Decontamination with UV Radiation. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Vol. 31, No. 10 (October 2010), pp. 1025-1029.

 

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