Rapid hospital room decontamination using ultraviolet (UV) light with a nanostructured UV-reflective wall coating

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 May;34(5):527-9. doi: 10.1086/670211.

Abstract

We tested the ability of an ultraviolet C (UV-C)-reflective wall coating to reduce the time necessary to decontaminate a room using a UV-C-emitting device (Tru-D SmartUVC). The reflective wall coating provided the following time reductions for decontamination: for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, from 25 minutes 13 seconds to 5 minutes 3 seconds ([Formula: see text]), and for Clostridium difficile spores, from 43 minutes 42 seconds to 9 minutes 24 seconds ([Formula: see text]).

MeSH terms

  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification
  • Disinfection / instrumentation*
  • Disinfection / methods
  • Equipment Contamination / prevention & control*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Nanostructures
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Paint*
  • Patients' Rooms*
  • Time Factors
  • Ultraviolet Rays*