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Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2020; 25(1): 40-45
Published online June 30, 2020 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2020.25.1.40
Copyright © Korean Society for Healthcare-associated infection Control and Prevention
The Effectiveness of Routine Environmental Management and Additional Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Environmental Management in Hospital Operating Rooms
Sohee Nam1, Yeonjeong Heo2, Jae Sim Jeong3 
Department of Infection Control, Yonsesarang Hospital1, Department of Infection Control, H Plus Yangji Hospital2, Seoul, Department of Clinical Nursing, Graduate School of Industry, University of Ulsan3, Ulsan, Korea
Correspondence to: Jae Sim Jeong
E-mail: jsjeong@amc.seoul.kr
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3029-2556
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background: This study evaluated the effects of routine and additional environmental management with pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PXUV) disinfection in hospital operating rooms (ORs).
Methods: The study was conducted in 10 ORs of a hospital specializing in joint surgery with 174 hospital beds. We selected four surfaces with high frequency and one surface with low frequency of contact with the hands of operating room medical staff. After regular environmental management and additional PXUV disinfection from March to April 2020, a total of 250 specimens were collected by performing 50 culture tests on each selected surface.
Results: We found 4.8% (6/125) positive cultures after routine environmental management, but only 0.8% (1/125) after PXUV disinfection.
Conclusion: Although we could not conclusively evaluate the difference between routine and additional environmental management, PXUV disinfection showed a tendency to reduce environmental contamination.
Keywords: Healthcare facility environment, Environmental cleanup, Ultraviolet light, Disinfection
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