U-CLEAN-IT: Ultraviolet-C Lights to Eliminate All Nosocomial-Infections and Transmission
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Authors
Osborne, Devin
Issue Date
2023-02-03
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Description/Abstract
Healthcare-associated infection (HAIs), or also known as nosocomial infections, are an emerging global health threat. HAIs can be defined as infections/illnesses that a patient acquires while receiving care for an unrelated infection/illness. While the concept of HAIs is not new in the field of public and global health, the sheer severity of this type of infection is just becoming known. Although contracting something as simple as the common cold while receiving care in a
hospital is considered an HAI, this is not a common HAI. The vast majority of HAI cases can be credited to a group of specific pathogens called the ESKAPE-E pathogens. For many years scientists have attempted to determine the best method for preventing HAIs from these harmful germs, and this program details how to implement and evaluate the current most successful option: ultraviolet-C lights.