Efficacy of Enhanced Environmental Cleaning/Disinfection Using Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet Light in Preventing Outbreaks of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Daily cleaning and disinfection with ethanol and surfactant-containing cleaning disinfectants and a final cleaning with a PX-UV non-contact disinfection device reduced environmental MRSA contamination. In addition to adherence to hand hygiene and contact precautions, reducing MRSA present in the environment may contribute to MRSA control in NICUs and GCUs.
Authors
- Kiyofumi Ishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9789-4689)
- Naruhito Otani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-7132)
- Kosuke Iijima
- Takashi Ueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-9050)
- Kazuhiko Nakajima
- Kumiko Yamada
- Kaoru Ichiki
- Toshie Tsuchida
Institutions
- Hyogo University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiologia
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia6010012
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79