207-nm UV light - a promising tool for safe low-cost reduction of surgical site infections. I: in vitro studies.

207-nm UV light - a promising tool for safe low-cost reduction of surgical site infections. I: in vitro studies.

BACKGROUND: 0.5% to 10% of clean surgeries result in surgical-site infections, and attempts to reduce this rate have had limited success. Germicidal UV lamps, with a broad wavelength spectrum from 200 to 400 nm are an effective bactericidal option against drug-resistant and drug-sensitive bacteria,...

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Main Authors: Manuela Buonanno, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, Alan W Bigelow, Sheetal Trivedi, Franklin D Lowy, Henry M Spotnitz, Scott M Hammer, David J Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3797730?pdf=render

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