UV light robots cut C. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors
Monday, October 12, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
New research from 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.