title: Upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) for air disinfection: a symposium in print.
abstract: Upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) has several applications, its most important use is to reduce tuberculosis transmission in high-burden, resource-limited settings, especially those dealing with epidemics of drug-resistant disease. The efficacy of upper-room (UVGI) to reduce the transmission of airborne infection in real-world settings is no longer in question. International application (dosing) guidelines are needed, as are safety standards and commissioning procedures. A recent symposium to build consensus on guidelines discussed specifications for affordable UVGI fixture designs, safety, performance, computer-aided design (CAD) for UVGI, maintenance, dosimetry, gonioradiometric measurement and innovation using germicidal LEDs.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nardell
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sliney
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006813:Humidity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays