Evaluation of an enclosed ultraviolet-C radiation device for decontamination of mobile handheld devices

摘要

Mobile handheld devices used in health care settings may become contaminated with health care-associated pathogens. We demonstrated that an enclosed ultraviolet-C radiation device was effective in rapidly reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and with longer exposure times, Clostridium difficile spores, on glass slides and reducing contamination on in-use mobile handheld devices. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.