207-nm UV Light-A Promising Tool for Safe Low-Cost Reduction of Surgical Site Infections. II: In-Vivo Safety Studies.

207-nm UV Light-A Promising Tool for Safe Low-Cost Reduction of Surgical Site Infections. II: In-Vivo Safety Studies.

BACKGROUND:UVC light generated by conventional germicidal lamps is a well-established anti-microbial modality, effective against both bacteria and viruses. However, it is a human health hazard, being both carcinogenic and cataractogenic. Earlier studies showed that single-wavelength far-UVC light (2...

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Main Authors: Manuela Buonanno, Milda Stanislauskas, Brian Ponnaiya, Alan W Bigelow, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, Yanping Xu, Igor Shuryak, Lubomir Smilenov, David M Owens, David J Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4898708?pdf=render

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