TY - JOUR AU - Dippenaar, Ricky AU - Smith, Johan PY - 2018 DA - 2018/02/23 TI - Impact of pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection on surface contamination in a hospital facility’s expressed human milk feed preparation area JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 91 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Expressed human milk (EHM) feed preparation areas represent a potential source of unintentional nosocomial infection. Daily disinfection of environmental surfaces remains an essential intervention to mitigate nosocomial infections. The inefficiency of conventional cleaning and disinfection contributes to an increased risk for the acquisition of multi-drug resistant pathogens. “Non touch” technologies such as the pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UVD) light device have documented sustained reduction in surface bacterial colonization and reduced cross contamination. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-2997-9 DO - 10.1186/s12879-018-2997-9 ID - Dippenaar2018 ER -