Portable pulsed xenon ultraviolet light disinfection in a teaching hospital animal laboratory in China

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An animal laboratory in a teaching hospital is a possible cause of cross infection. We aimed to assess the infection control in our animal laboratory and evaluate the disinfectant effects of a portable pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) machine. Samples were taken from the surface of research tables, other high touch places, such as doorknobs, weighing scales, and handles of trolleys, and from air in the barrier system pre- and post-manual cleaning and post-PX-UV disinfection. The bacteria types were identified. We found that routine manual cleaning significantly reduced bacterial colony form unit (CFU)/cm2 (P = .02), and the median of CFU/cm2 reduced from 0.5 pre-cleaning to zero post-cleaning. PX-UV disinfection also significantly reduced residual bacterial counts (P = .002), with the highest counts 10 pre-PX-UV disinfection and 1 afterwards. Without manual cleaning, PX-UV disinfected surfaces significantly (P < .001), median count 6 pre-PX-UV disinfection and zero afterwards. PX-UV significantly reduced bacterial colony counts in the air with the median count falling from 6 to zero (P < .001). Some of the 21 species of pathogens we identified in the current study are pathogenic, resistant to antibiotics, and able to cause nosocomial infections and zoonosis. PX-UV reduced counts of most of the pathogens. PX-UV is an effective agent against these pathogens.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:207

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Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology - 207(2020) vom: 08. Juni, Seite 111869

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jing-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shan-Ni [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Jiao-Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Li-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Yan-Xia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Mei-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yun-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Chang-Qing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3H3U766W84
Animal laboratory
Disinfection
Journal Article
Pulsed xenon ultraviolet light
Xenon

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Date Completed 12.01.2021

Date Revised 01.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111869

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308633660