$2 Million Awarded to Duke University Prevention Epicenter to Study Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections Using Tru-D, Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfection

DURHAM, N.C., March 25, 2011 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $2 million to Duke University Prevention Epicenter as part of its program to conduct innovative research in the science of preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections, or HAIs, with the goal of saving lives i…

Studies Highlight the Emergence of UV Germicidal Technology in the Fight Against Infectious Pathogens

ATLANTA, April 12, 2010 — Attendees of the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infection were offered a record 37 presentations on the critical role of contaminated environmental surfaces in the transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings.
Several stud…

Researchers Present ‘a Novel, Automated, Efficient Environmental Disinfection Technology That Significantly Reduces C. difficile, VRE and MRSA Contamination’

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2009 — In a study presented at the 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), researchers used a mobile, automated UV device to decontaminate hospital rooms at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Ohio and analyzed i…