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Limited impact of an ultraviolet disinfection intervention on hygienic behaviors of nursing staff in a military hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2021

Dawn M. Blanchard ,
Marisol Resendiz ,
Michael B. Lustik  and
Gordon F. West Open the ORCID record for Gordon F. West [Opens in a new window]
Dawn M. Blanchard
Affiliation:
Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Marisol Resendiz
Affiliation:
Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Michael B. Lustik
Affiliation:
Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Gordon F. West*
Affiliation:
Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington
*
Author for correspondence: Gordon West, E-mail: gordon.f.west.mil@mail.mil
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Abstract

Ultraviolet disinfection (UV-C), though effective, has not been thoroughly evaluated at the level of the clinical end user. We assessed behavioral outcomes related to environmental hygiene among 60 nursing staff in a medical-surgical section after introduction of a UV-C tool aimed at disinfecting 4 high-touch surfaces, and we noted limited changes.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 6 , June 2022 , pp. 797 - 799
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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