Inactivation of <i>Candida auris</i> and <i>Candida albicans</i> by ultraviolet-C
William A. Rutala, Hajime Kanamori, Maria F. Gergen, Emily Sickbert-Bennett, David J. Weber
Abstract
Abstract We evaluated the ability of an ultraviolet-C (UV-C) room decontamination device to kill Candida auris and C. albicans . With an organic challenge (fetal calf serum), the UV-C device demonstrated the following log 10 reductions for C. auris of 4.57 and for C. albicans of 5.26 with direct line of sight, and log 10 reductions for C. auris of 2.41 and for C. ablicans of 3.96 with indirect line of sight.
Topics & Concepts
Candida aurisCandida albicansMicrobiologyUltravioletMedicineAntifungalBiologyQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedical Device Sterilization and DisinfectionLegionella and Acanthamoeba research