Disinfecting handheld electronic devices with UV-C in a healthcare setting

Summary: Handheld Electronic Devices (HEDs) play a central role in the hospital environment. However, they can be a vehicle for transmitting (pathogenic) microorganisms. We studied whether disinfection with UV-C light is successful in disinfecting three different HEDs in a clinical setting. Disinfec...

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Main Authors: Suzan Cremers-Pijpers, Carsten van Rossum, Mirjam Dautzenberg, Heiman Wertheim, Alma Tostmann, Joost Hopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Infection Prevention in Practice
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088921000214