The Ebola Disinfection Booth: Evaluation of an Enclosed Ultraviolet Light Booth for Disinfection of Contaminated Personal Protective Equipment Prior to Removal. (20th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tomas, Myreen E.; Cadnum, Jennifer L.; Jencson, Annette; Donskey, Curtis J.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 36:Number 10(2015)
• Page Start: 1226
• Page End: 1228
• Publication Date: 2015-07-20
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.166
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : A portable booth designed to disinfect full-body coverage protective equipment before removal using ultraviolet-C radiation resulted in at least 3 log reductions in bacteriophage MS2 and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus within 3 minutes. The booth could be useful for disinfection of contaminated protective equipment before removal during care of Ebola patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(10):1226–1228