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UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection

2015-10-11 23:48:07

UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection control specialists found that ultraviolet robots helped reduce the rates transmission of the common bacterial infection known as Clostridium difficile among cancer inpatients -- mostly blood cancer patients, a group more vulnerable to hospital-acquired infections -- by 25 percent. The interventions also saved about $150,000 in annual direct medical costs.

Source: www.eurekalert.org

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