J. Tholany, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Amy R. Frank, Steven H. Bryant, Cassie Cunningham Goedken, Daniel Suh, Michael S. Stevens, Stacey M. Hockett Sherlock, Eli N. Perencevich
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Abstract In this controlled study, we found that exposure to ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation was able to arrest the growth of selected pathogenic enteric and nonfermenting Gram-negative rods. Further studies are needed to confirm the clinical efficacy and determine optimal implementation strategies for utilizing UV-C terminal disinfection.