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From: Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens

Figure 2

Mean reduction (log 10 colony-forming units (CFU)/cm 2 in recovery of multiple strains of Clostridium difficile spores, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) suspended in phosphate-buffered saline. The Sterilray far-ultraviolet irradiation device was operated at radiant doses ranging from 10 to 100 mJ/cm2 for ~5 seconds.

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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