An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps
Single-use plastic pens are commonly used to mark surgical sites on the skin of patients. In laboratory testing, an ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device was effective for decontamination of marking pens with plastic caps designed to allow transmission of UV-C. Decontamination of marking pens could redu...
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| author | Amelia L. Milner Jennifer L. Cadnum Jennifer M. Hailes Curtis J. Donskey |
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| description | Single-use plastic pens are commonly used to mark surgical sites on the skin of patients. In laboratory testing, an ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device was effective for decontamination of marking pens with plastic caps designed to allow transmission of UV-C. Decontamination of marking pens could reduce plastic and carbon footprints. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5fdbf2252b754d6db832d1d15664fd752025-02-10T08:41:52ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2025-01-01510.1017/ash.2025.13An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible capsAmelia L. Milner0Jennifer L. Cadnum1Jennifer M. Hailes2Curtis J. Donskey3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-4498School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USAResearch Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USAResearch Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USAGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USASingle-use plastic pens are commonly used to mark surgical sites on the skin of patients. In laboratory testing, an ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device was effective for decontamination of marking pens with plastic caps designed to allow transmission of UV-C. Decontamination of marking pens could reduce plastic and carbon footprints.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25000130/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Amelia L. Milner Jennifer L. Cadnum Jennifer M. Hailes Curtis J. Donskey An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| title | An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps |
| title_full | An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps |
| title_fullStr | An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps |
| title_full_unstemmed | An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps |
| title_short | An ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light device is effective for low-level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with UV-C transmissible caps |
| title_sort | ultraviolet c uv c light device is effective for low level disinfection of surgical site marking pens with uv c transmissible caps |
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