Evaluation of an automated ultraviolet-C light disinfection device and patient hand hygiene for reduction of pathogen transfer from interactive touchscreen computer kiosks.
Touchscreens are a potential source of pathogen transmission. In our facility, patients and visitors rarely perform hand hygiene after using interactive touchscreen computer kiosks. An automated ultraviolet-C touchscreen disinfection device was effective in reducing bacteriophage MS2, bacteriophage ϕX174, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Clostridium difficile spores inoculated onto a touchscreen. In simulations, an automated ultraviolet-C touchscreen disinfection device alone or in combination with hand hygiene reduced transfer of the viruses from contaminated touchscreens to fingertips.
['Alhmidi|Heba|H|', 'Cadnum|Jennifer L|JL|', 'Piedrahita|Christina T|CT|', 'John|Amrita R|AR|', 'Donskey|Curtis J|CJ|']
D001419:Bacteria D016287:Computer Peripherals D003666:Decontamination D004203:Disinfection D004783:Environmental Microbiology D004866:Equipment Contamination D006235:Hand Disinfection D063373:Hand Hygiene D006801:Humans D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
Bacteriophage MS-2 Bacteriophage ΦX174 Hand sanitizer