Performance of an Autonomous Sanitary Sterilisation Ultraviolet Machine (ASSUM) on terminal disinfection of surgical theaters and rooms of an intensive-intermediate care unit
Deployment of an UV-C robot in surgical and ICU rooms is feasible, ensures adequate delivery of germicidal UV-C light and reduces the environmental bacterial burden. Rates of surgical site infections or acquisition of MDR in clinical samples of critically-ill patients remained unchanged.
Authors
- Cristina Pitart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-7915)
- Climent Casals‐Pascual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-8954)
- Àlex Soriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9374-0811)
- Andreu Veà-Baró
- Josep Maria Campistol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6841-1119)
- Ignasi Roca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-1576)
- Gemina Santana
- José Antônio Baddini Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8160-5084)
- Blanca Torralbo
- Sabina Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5057-354X)
- Sergi Degea
- Romina Parejo-González
- Isabel Fortes
- Ana del Rı́o
- Mireia Aguilar
- Javier Fernández
Institutions
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (ES)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
- Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100396
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.68