Infection Prevention & Control, Environmental Services, & Microbiology Laboratory, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, MI.
Xenex Disinfection Services, San Antonio, TX.
Am J Infect Control. 2020 Jan;48(1):103-105. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.07.021. Epub 2019 Sep 5.
Portable medical equipment (PME) can be an important reservoir of pathogens causing health care-associated infections. To address this, a novel, portable ultraviolet disinfection pod (UVDP) that allows for full 360-degree disinfection was developed. This investigation examined efficacy of the UVDP against microorganisms on clean, patient-ready PME. We found that the UVDP significantly reduced the number of recoverable bacteria on PME.
便携式医疗设备(PME)可能是导致医源性感染的病原体的重要储存库。为了解决这个问题,开发了一种新型的便携式紫外线消毒盒(UVDP),可以实现全方位 360 度消毒。本研究考察了 UVDP 对清洁、可供患者使用的 PME 上微生物的功效。我们发现,UVDP 显著减少了 PME 上可回收细菌的数量。