Exploratory clinical trial on the safety and bactericidal effect of 222-nm ultraviolet C irradiation in healthy humans.

Exploratory clinical trial on the safety and bactericidal effect of 222-nm ultraviolet C irradiation in healthy humans.

INTRODUCTION:Surgical site infection is one of the most severe complications of surgical treatments. However, the optimal procedure to prevent such infections remains uninvestigated. Ultraviolet radiation C (UVC) with a short wavelength has a high bactericidal effect; however, it is cytotoxic. Nonet...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Fukui, Takahiro Niikura, Takahiro Oda, Yohei Kumabe, Hiroyuki Ohashi, Masahiro Sasaki, Tatsushi Igarashi, Makoto Kunisada, Nozomi Yamano, Keisuke Oe, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Takehiko Matsushita, Shinya Hayashi, Chikako Nishigori, Ryosuke Kuroda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235948

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235948

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