Much was made recently of a seventy-year-old woman in Nevada who died of some type of infection no antibiotic could cure. That hysteria came even though there was zero evidence anyone even knew what the infection was since it was something mysterious she 'picked up in India' after a fall. We don't argue against the existence of superbugs but that kind of hysterical reporting doesn't help anyone.
In case you doubt the purpose in those who do it, look for how much attention this gets since it's an approach to the elimination or at least control of superbugs. (Science Daily: UV light can aid hospitals' fight to wipe out drug-resistant superbugs)
A type of ultraviolet light called UVC could aid hospitals in the ongoing battle to keep drug-resistant bacteria from lingering in patient rooms and causing new infections. A new study led by Duke Health and published in The Lancet finds use of UVC machines can cut transmission of four major superbugs by a cumulative 30 percent.
Credit: Shawn Rocco
- SD
Here at the Rockhouse, that looks substantive. This approach isn't eliminating such bugs but it heads in that direction whereas the pop press we have heard mostly hopelessness and fear.
The facilities used a portable machine called the Tru-D SmartUVC to disinfect rooms where patients with the target bacteria had been staying. For about 30 minutes, the machine emits UVC light into an empty room, the light bouncing and reflecting into hard-to-reach areas such as open drawers or between cabinets and fixtures. The light waves kill bacteria by disrupting their DNA.
The trial compared standard disinfection with quaternary ammonium to three other cleaning methods: using quaternary ammonium followed by UV light; using chlorine bleach instead of quaternary ammonium and no UV light; and cleaning with bleach and UV light.
Overall, the most effective strategy was using quaternary ammonium followed by UV light. This combination was particularly effective against transmission of MRSA.
- SD
Likely all have heard of MRSA and it may be one of the scariest things about going into a hospital now, particularly on an in-patient basis. We do not perceive any hopelessness in the researchers who try to thwart that type of infection and you just saw their results. As always, see the article for the full spiel.
We don't mean to be too overtly cynical but we doubt this will get much attention and hopefully we're wrong about that.
In case you doubt the purpose in those who do it, look for how much attention this gets since it's an approach to the elimination or at least control of superbugs. (Science Daily: UV light can aid hospitals' fight to wipe out drug-resistant superbugs)
A type of ultraviolet light called UVC could aid hospitals in the ongoing battle to keep drug-resistant bacteria from lingering in patient rooms and causing new infections. A new study led by Duke Health and published in The Lancet finds use of UVC machines can cut transmission of four major superbugs by a cumulative 30 percent.
Credit: Shawn Rocco
- SD
Here at the Rockhouse, that looks substantive. This approach isn't eliminating such bugs but it heads in that direction whereas the pop press we have heard mostly hopelessness and fear.
The facilities used a portable machine called the Tru-D SmartUVC to disinfect rooms where patients with the target bacteria had been staying. For about 30 minutes, the machine emits UVC light into an empty room, the light bouncing and reflecting into hard-to-reach areas such as open drawers or between cabinets and fixtures. The light waves kill bacteria by disrupting their DNA.
The trial compared standard disinfection with quaternary ammonium to three other cleaning methods: using quaternary ammonium followed by UV light; using chlorine bleach instead of quaternary ammonium and no UV light; and cleaning with bleach and UV light.
Overall, the most effective strategy was using quaternary ammonium followed by UV light. This combination was particularly effective against transmission of MRSA.
- SD
Likely all have heard of MRSA and it may be one of the scariest things about going into a hospital now, particularly on an in-patient basis. We do not perceive any hopelessness in the researchers who try to thwart that type of infection and you just saw their results. As always, see the article for the full spiel.
We don't mean to be too overtly cynical but we doubt this will get much attention and hopefully we're wrong about that.
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