254nm UVC |
15.54 mW/cm2
|
MRSA, VRE antibiotic-susceptible strains of S. aureus and E. faecalis
|
Illuminated 5 seconds, 99.9% MRSA and VRE inactivation; illuminated 9 seconds, 100% MRSA inactivation; illuminated 45 seconds, 100% VRE inactivation |
5 |
254nm UVC |
5mW/cm2
|
MRSA, Streptococcus pyogenes
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Illuminated 5 seconds, methicillin-resistant, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Streptococcus pyogenes inactivation; Illuminated 15 seconds, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus and Enterococci species inactivation |
6 |
265nm UVC |
1.93 mJ/cm2
|
S. aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, S. pyogenes |
Illuminated 1 seconds, 100% inhibition for all strains |
7 |
254nm UVC |
1500mJ/cm2
|
catheter biofilms of E. coli, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, E. faecalis, Streptococcus, P. aeruginosa, Coryneforms
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Mean killing rates of the bacteria in catheter biofilms were 89.6% (11.8 mJ/cm2), 98% (47 mJ/cm2) and 99% (1500 mJ/cm2) |
8 |
254nm UVC |
120mJ/cm2
|
Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum canis. |
3–5 log10 of fungal inactivation |
9 |
UVC |
15.54 mW/cm2
|
bacteria (P. aeruginosa and Mycobacterium abscessus) and fungi (Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus) |
Illuminated 3–5 seconds, 99% bacteria inactivation; Illuminated 15–30 seconds, 99% fungi inactivation |
10 |