Ultraviolet-C Irradiation for Prevention
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Tianhong Dai; George P. Tegos; Tyler G. St. Denis; Don Anderson; Ed Sinofsky; Mi
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Central venous catheters (CVC) are widely used in the United States and are associated with 250β000 to 500β000 CVCβrelated infections in hospitals annually. We used a catheter made from ultravioletβC (UVC) transmissive material to test whether delivery of UVC from the lumen would allow