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Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens

BACKGROUND: Environmental surfaces play an important role in transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. There is a need for new disinfection methods that are effective against Clostridium difficile spores, but also safe and rapid. The Sterilray™ Disinfection Wand device is a hand-held room dec...

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Autores principales:	Nerandzic, Michelle M, Cadnum, Jennifer L, Eckart, Kevin E, Donskey, Curtis J
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22591268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-120

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