Posts Tagged ‘AUTOMATED ROOM DISINFECTION’
Will UV light stop the COVID-19 outbreak?
Hospitals all over the world are deploying UV light systems for the first time. Members of the public living under lockdown are desperately hoping Summer will stop the outbreak. Some hospitals are even using UV in efforts to reuse PPE. But will UV light actually stop the spread of the virus? To help make sure…
Read MoreUV room disinfection system face-off
An important new US study has performed an epic head-to-head evaluation of 8 different UV-based room disinfection systems. Whilst there were some differences between the UVC-based systems, there was a stark difference between the efficacy of the 7 UVC systems and the one pulsed-xenon UV (PX-UV) system, with the PX-UV proving considerably less effective. UV systems are…
Read MoreFurther evidence that UV room decontamination reduces transmission in hospitals
A study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases provides further evidence that UV room decontamination reduces transmission in hospitals. The multicentre cluster-randomised study showed that introducing UV room decontamination for selected patient rooms resulted in a hospital-wide reduction in C. difficile and VRE acquisition compared with standard methods of decontamination. This is a companion article to the BETR-D study that was…
Read MoreUV-C room disinfection reduces viral infection
There is now strong evidence that UV-C room disinfection reduces the transmission of key bacterial pathogens in hospitals, including MRSA, VRE, and perhaps to a lesser degree, C. difficile infection. A new study demonstrates that UV-C room disinfection using GAMA’s Violet UV-C room sanitiser also reduced viral infection. The study was performed is a fairly small 100 bed paediatric…
Read MoreUV light vs. Candida auris
A US study has found that Candida auris exhibited a similar level of susceptibility to UV light as Clostridium difficile spores, and was considerably less susceptible than MRSA. These findings suggest that either extended exposure UV cycles or hydrogen peroxide based room disinfection are required to address environmental contamination with Candida auris. We have posted before on the efficacy of various disinfectants against Candida auris, supporting…
Read MoreWhat healthcare workers should know about environmental contamination
A useful summary of current evidence highlights what healthcare workers should know about environmental contamination in hospitals. Whilst the focus of the article in the ICU, the principles are the same for healthcare workers in other settings too. Bacteria contaminate the inanimate environment; this contributes to patient acquisition of pathogens; biofilms play an important but uncertain role;…
Read MoreAntiseptics and disinfectants to support the prevention and control of Candida auris
Candida auris is an important emerging pathogen, which caused a large outbreak in a London hospital and has been reported from around the world. It shows a high level of resistance to antibiotics and appears to spread rapidly in hospitals. A new study evaluates the efficacy of various antiseptics and disinfectants that could support the prevention and control of C. auris.…
Read MoreChoosing between different UV automated room decontamination systems
There is increasing evidence that UV-based automated room decontamination systems reduce the transmission of key hospital pathogens. There seems to be an exponential multiplication of suppliers of UV room decontamination systems! So how to choose between the many options available? An article in AJIC provides a framework for making this decision. The evidence shows that UV-C systems are more…
Read MoreHydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid: a new kid on the automated room decon block!
A number of automated room decontamination (ARD) systems are available. Most of the evidence relates to hydrogen peroxide based or UV based systems. A new study reports on the impressive efficacy of an ARD system combining hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid, achieving a 6-log reduction on bacterial endospores. There is plenty of evidence that ARD systems using ‘high concentration’…
Read MoreClinell UV360 Significantly Reduces Clostridium difficile Incidence
NEW YORK (October 6, 2016) – Ultraviolet C light disinfection to clean unoccupied patient rooms significantly reduced C. difficile infections (CDI) in high-risk patients who later occupied those rooms, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. The no-touch device, used after patients with CDI…
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