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Tholany J, Suzuki H, Frank AR, Bryant SH, Cunningham Goedken C, Suh D, Stevens MS, Sherlock SMH, Perencevich EN. The use of UV-C radiation for terminal disinfection of pathogenic Gram-negative rods: a pilot study. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2023 Dec 21; 3(1):e247.
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.