UV Light Can Aid Hospitals' Fight to Wipe Out Drug-Resistant Superbugs (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Duke University Medical Center

UV Light Can Aid Hospitals' Fight to Wipe Out Drug-Resistant Superbugs (1 of 2)

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A type of ultraviolet light called UVC could aid hospitals in the ongoing battle to keep drug-resistant bacteria from lingering in patient rooms and causing new infections. A study led by Duke Health and published in The Lancet finds use of UVC machines can cut transmission of four major superbugs by a cumulative 30 percent.

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