Ceiling-mounted far-UVC fixtures reduce the surface bioburden in occupied clinical areas
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.62
Abstract: Abstract Contaminated surfaces in clinics pose a pathogen transmission risk. Far ultraviolet-C light (UVC), with a favorable safety profile for human exposure, has the potential for continuous pathogen inactivation in occupied clinical areas. This study… read more here.
Keywords: clinical areas; bioburden; mounted far; ceiling mounted ... See more keywords
Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage: Correlation With Subsequent Postclosure Deep Wound Infection (Bioburden Study).
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DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000000805
Abstract: Infection remains the most common and significant complication after high-energy fractures. The Bioburden Study is a multicenter, prospective, observational cohort study of wound bacterial bioburden and antibiotic care in severe open lower extremity fractures. The… read more here.
Keywords: closure; wound closure; infection; study ... See more keywords