title: The effect of portable pulsed xenon ultraviolet light after terminal cleaning on hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection in a community hospital.
abstract: There is evidence that contamination of patient rooms from previous occupants is associated with hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection (HA-CDI). During January 2011, the use of 2 portable pulsed xenon ultraviolet light devices (PPX-UV) to disinfect patient rooms was added to routine hospital discharge cleaning in a community hospital. In 2010, the HA-CDI rate was 9.46 per 10,000 patient-days; in 2011, the HA-CDI rates was 4.45 per 10,000 patient-days (53% reduction, P = .01). The number of deaths and colectomies attributable to hospital-associated C difficile infection also declined dramatically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Prevention, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA, USA. joanne_levin@cooley-dickinson.org
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: English
authors.forename: Sehoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D003082:Colectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004203:Disinfection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014978:Xenon / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D014978:Xenon
keywords: C difficile; Colectomy; Disinfection; Hospital infection; Technology; UV light