A new paper, General Assembly, Prevention, Operating Room Environment: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections, was recently published in The Journal Of Arthroplasty. The paper noted there is consensus that there is a significant correlation between intraoperative levels of colony-forming units and the incidence of periprosthetic join infections. The

Another paper was published detailing the implementation process of the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room-Disinfection (BETR-D) study, the first and only randomized clinical trial on UVC disinfection. The report, Implementation Lessons Learned From the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study: Process and Perceptions of Enhanced Disinfection with Ultraviolet Disinfection Devices,

Next in our BETR-D series, another analysis of the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room-Disinfection (BETR-D) study showed that enhanced disinfection using UVC leads to a reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection. The substudy, Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in

Using the same data as the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room-Disinfection (BETR-D) study, researchers did a secondary analysis of the BETR-D study, which showed that enhanced terminal room disinfection with Tru-D SmartUVC can lead to a decrease in the incidence of targeted multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as C. diff and VRE

This is the third in a blog series by Alice Brewer, Clinical Affairs Director for Tru-D SmartUVC. Tru-D partners with hospitals to address one, common goal—to make health care facilities cleaner for patients and staff. In order to accomplish this, we work with hospitals to create comprehensive disinfection programs tailored