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Table 3 Colony counts per TSA plate containing C. auris in a stationary phase (103 CFUs/ml) with and without UV-C exposure

From: The use of a UV-C disinfection robot in the routine cleaning process: a field study in an Academic hospital

 

C. auris NCPF 8971

C. auris NCPF 8977

C. auris NCPF 8984

C. auris DSM 21092

Control (without UV-C exposure)

> 100

> 100

> 100

> 100

Day1 (after UV-C)

1

> 50

35

1

> 50

2

> 50

> 50

28

35

3

> 50

> 50

1

> 50

Day2 (after UV-C)

1

> 50

> 100

> 50

20

2

> 50

> 100

11

> 50

3

> 100

> 100

10

> 50

Day3 (after UV-C)

1

> 50

> 50

11

> 50

2

> 50

> 50

0

> 50

3

> 50

> 50

> 50

30

  1. Corresponding UV-C doses received during each disinfection cycle ranged from 75 to 100 mJ/cm2