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The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Clostridium difficile Spore Recovery Versus Bleach Alone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2017

Christina Liscynesky ,
Lisa P. Hines ,
Justin Smyer ,
Megan Hanrahan ,
Robert C. Orellana  and
Julie E. Mangino
Christina Liscynesky*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Lisa P. Hines
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Justin Smyer
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Megan Hanrahan
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Services, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Robert C. Orellana
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Julie E. Mangino
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Department of Clinical Epidemiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
*
Address correspondence to Christina Liscynesky, MD, N1147 Doan Hall, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201 (Christina.Liscynesky@osumc.edu).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 9 , September 2017 , pp. 1116 - 1117
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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