{"id":1928,"date":"2026-04-18T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surfacide.com\/?page_id=1928"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:48:24","slug":"studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.surfacide.com\/es\/studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Estudios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 id=\"h-surfacide-is-committed-to-evidence-based-innovation-explore-peer-reviewed-studies-publications-and-supporting-materials-related-to-surfacide-uv-c-technology-across-healthcare-environments\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surfacide is committed to evidence-based innovation. 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(March 13, 2026)\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.cureus.com\/uploads\/original_article\/pdf\/472942\/20260313-254146-sh5jug.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Relative Efficacy of Commercially Available Ultraviolet-C Devices in the United States With Sufficient Irradiation Dose Delivery to Horizontal Surfaces. Cureus 18(3): e105184. DOI 10.7759\/cureus.105184\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"international\" data-facility=\"burn-unit hospital\" data-microorganism=\"hai\">\n        <td>The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia<\/td>\n        <td>Reductions in MDROs; HAIs<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Zvi, E., Neely, M., Higgins, L., Garcia, M., Pacquola, M., Paul, E., Padiglione, A., Cleland, H., &amp; Lo, C. H. (2026).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ebj7020025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            The efficacy of UV-C disinfection in decreasing hospital-acquired infections and bioburden in an adult burns service. European Burn Journal, 7(2), 25.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"international\" data-facility=\"hospital icu tertiary-care\" data-microorganism=\"c-auris cauti-clabsi\">\n        <td>Prince Sultan Military Medical City, a tertiary-care hospital, Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n        <td>Candidozyma (Candida) auris<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Aldoghaim, F., Abdelkader, N., Alqahtani, A., Bukhari, D., Saafin, M., Aguilar, K., Kurdi, H., Alotaibi, Z., Alanazi, B., &amp; Alodayani, A. (2026).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.infpip.2026.100540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Management of Candidozyma (Candida) auris using innovative ultraviolet disinfection technology in adult intensive care units of a tertiary-care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Infection Prevention in Practice. Advance online publication.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"international\" data-facility=\"hospital\" data-microorganism=\"acinetobacter c-albicans e-coli klebsiella pseudomonas s-aureus\">\n        <td>Hospital Ju\u00e1rez de M\u00e9xico, Mexico City, Mexico<\/td>\n        <td>Acinetobacter baumannii; Staphylococcus aureus; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Citrobacter freundii; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Escherichia coli; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Candida albicans<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Fiscal-Baxin, E., L\u00f3pez-Hern\u00e1ndez, A. d. C., Gonz\u00e1lez-Ruiz, M. F., Carrisoza-Mart\u00ednez, G., Lopez-Avila, A. L., Moreno-Torres, D., L\u00f3pez-Ornelas, A., Cruz-Cruz, C., Dur\u00e1n-Manuel, E. M., Loyola-Cruz, M. \u00c1., Ram\u00edrez-Hern\u00e1ndez, M. d. C., Lugo-Zamudio, G. E., Sosa-Hern\u00e1ndez, O., Z\u00e1rate-S\u00e1nchez, L. G., Carpinteyro-Espin, P., Flores-Paz, R., Blanco-Hern\u00e1ndez, D. M. R., Jim\u00e9nez-Alberto, A., Castel\u00e1n-Vega, J. A., &#8230; Bello-L\u00f3pez, J. M. (2026).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/pathogens15030246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Impact of a UV-C Multiemitter Disinfection System on Hospital Environmental Bioburden and Inactivation of Clinically Relevant Pathogens. Pathogens, 15(3), 246.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"hospital\" data-microorganism=\"c-auris\">\n        <td>New York City Health &amp; Hospitals, Harlem Hospital, New York, NY<\/td>\n        <td>Candida auris<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Alexander, K., Brown, S., Ozuna, C., &amp; Anderson, T. (2025).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajicjournal.org\/article\/S0196-6553(25)00200-7\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            A Clean Sweep: Targeted Protocols and UV-C to Combat Candida Auris. American Journal of Infection Control, 53(6), S32-S33.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"hospital\" data-microorganism=\"s-aureus\">\n        <td>Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN<\/td>\n        <td>Staphylococcus aureus<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Rho A, Loftus A G, Dexter F, et al. (September 27, 2025)\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.cureus.com\/uploads\/original_article\/pdf\/413706\/20251028-218612-dwutgt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            The Assessment of Practical and Safety Aspects of Recommended Surface Disinfection and Ultraviolet-C Cleaning Procedures for the Anesthesia Workspace. Cureus 17(9): e93348. DOI 10.7759\/cureus.93348\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic\" data-microorganism=\"c-auris s-aureus\">\n        <td>University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA<\/td>\n        <td>Staphylococcus aureus; Candida auris<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Loftus R W, Brindeiro C T, Dexter F, et al. (October 16, 2024)\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.cureus.com\/uploads\/original_article\/pdf\/306840\/20241115-119595-heh4ks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Importance of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) Emitter Configuration for the Attenuation of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida auris Pathogens. Cureus 16(10): e71612. DOI 10.7759\/cureus.71612\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic\" data-microorganism=\"c-difficile\">\n        <td>University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA<\/td>\n        <td>Clostridioides difficile<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Brindeiro C T, Dexter F, Parra M C, et al. (October 08, 2024)\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.cureus.com\/uploads\/original_article\/pdf\/299651\/20241107-1553397-xqqgfv.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Importance of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) Emitter Configuration for Clostridioides difficile Attenuation. Cureus 16(10): e71096. DOI 10.7759\/cureus.71096\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic\" data-microorganism=\"c-auris\">\n        <td>Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN<\/td>\n        <td>Candida auris<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Dbeibo, L., Beeler, C., Clark, L., Zondor, M., Sartino, C., Relich, R. F., &#8230; &amp; Kara, A. (2024).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0196655324001366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Candida auris outbreak at a tertiary care hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Infection Control, 52(8), 878-883.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic operating-room\" data-microorganism=\"s-aureus ssi\">\n        <td>MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC<\/td>\n        <td>Staphylococcus aureus<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Wall, R. T., Datta, S., Dexter, F., Ghyasi, N., Robinson, A. D., Persons, D., &#8230; &amp; Loftus, R. W. (2022).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S095281802100475X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Effectiveness and feasibility of an evidence-based intraoperative infection control program targeting improved basic measures: a post-implementation prospective case-cohort study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 77, 110632.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic operating-room\" data-microorganism=\"sars-cov-2\">\n        <td>University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA<\/td>\n        <td>SARS-CoV-2<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Loftus, R. W., Dexter, F., Evans, L. C., Robinson, A. D. M., Odle, A., &amp; Perlman, S. (2021).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8148568\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            An assessment of the impact of recommended anesthesia work area cleaning procedures on intraoperative SARS-CoV-2 contamination, a case-series analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 73, 110350.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"childrens hem-onc\" data-microorganism=\"c-difficile hai\">\n        <td>Lurie Children&#8217;s Hospital, Chicago, IL<\/td>\n        <td>Clostridioides difficile<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Steele, M., Hurtado, R. R., Rychlik, K., Bonebrake, A., Bovee, M. C., O&#8217;Donnell, A., &#8230; &amp; Kociolek, L. K. (2021).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0196655321001413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Impact of an automated multiple emitter whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection system on hospital acquired infections: a quasi-experimental study. American Journal of Infection Control, 49(9), 1200-1203.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic hospital\" data-microorganism=\"patient-experience\">\n        <td>Crothall Healthcare, four hospitals<\/td>\n        <td>Patient Experience Scores (HCAHPS)<\/td>\n        <td>\n          CompassOne Group, Crothall Healthcare. (2021).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfacide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Attachment-11-HCHAPS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Driving Patient Satisfaction through Creative Application of UV-C Technology [White Paper]\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic operating-room\" data-microorganism=\"s-aureus ssi\">\n        <td>University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA<\/td>\n        <td>Staphylococcus aureus<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Loftus, R. W., Dexter, F., Goodheart, M. J., McDonald, M., Keech, J., Noiseux, N., &#8230; &amp; Brown, J. R. (2020).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2763608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            The effect of improving basic preventive measures in the perioperative arena on Staphylococcus aureus transmission and surgical site infections: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 3(3), e201934.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"government hospital\" data-microorganism=\"c-difficile enterococcus s-aureus\">\n        <td>Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH<\/td>\n        <td>Clostridioides difficile; Staphylococcus aureus; Enterococcus<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Cadnum JL, et al. (2019).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology\/article\/abs\/comparison-of-the-efficacy-of-multiple-ultraviolet-light-room-decontamination-devices-in-a-radiology-procedure-room\/38043C53C8D5F28A71949D6038B3F054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            A comparison of the efficacy of multiple ultraviolet light room decontamination devices in a radiology procedure room. Infection Control &amp; Hospital Epidemiology, 40, 158\u2013163. doi: 10.1017\/ice.2018.296\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"hospital\" data-microorganism=\"cauti-clabsi\">\n        <td>Hackensack Meridian Health<\/td>\n        <td>CAUTIs; CLABSIs<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Hanrahan, S. P., &amp; Haraschak, C. (2018).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajicjournal.org\/article\/S0196-6553(18)30296-7\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Continued Success with Ultra Violet Light Disinfection\u2014Making the Case for Reducing Healthcare Acquired Infections. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(6), S28-S29.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic\" data-microorganism=\"c-auris\">\n        <td>The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL<\/td>\n        <td>Candida auris<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Marrs, R., Pellegrini, D., Enriquez, A., Ridgway, J. P., &amp; Landon, E. (2017, October).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5631638\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Successful Environmental Disinfection to Prevention Transmission of Candida Auris. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Vol. 4, No. Suppl 1, p. S188).\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic\" data-microorganism=\"c-difficile hai\">\n        <td>The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH<\/td>\n        <td>Clostridioides difficile; HO-CDI<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Liscynesky, C., Hines, L. P., Smyer, J., Hanrahan, M., Orellana, R. C., &amp; Mangino, J. E. (2017).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology\/article\/abs\/effect-of-ultraviolet-light-on-clostridium-difficile-spore-recovery-versus-bleach-alone\/8EEE7AE50347FD229349ECA2D089597E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            The effect of ultraviolet light on Clostridium difficile spore recovery versus bleach alone. Infection Control &amp; Hospital Epidemiology, 38(9), 1116-1117.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"burn-unit childrens\" data-microorganism=\"bacillus enterococcus klebsiella s-aureus\">\n        <td>Shriners Hospitals for Children, Cincinnati, OH<\/td>\n        <td>Staphylococcus aureus; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Enterococcus faecalis; Bacillus<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Weitz, J., Durkee, P., Dwyer, A., Zembrodt, J., Puthoff, B., Taylor, D., &amp; Warner, P. (2017).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfacide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Weitz-et-al-Shriners.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            UV-C light as an adjunct to infection control in a pediatric burn hospital [Poster presentation]. American Burn Association Annual Meeting.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic\" data-microorganism=\"mers-cov\">\n        <td>University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA<\/td>\n        <td>MHV-A59, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Bedell, K., Buchaklian, A. H., &amp; Perlman, S. (2016).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology\/article\/efficacy-of-an-aed-multiple-emitter-wholeroom-ultravioletc-disinfection-system-against-coronaviruses-mhv-and-merscov\/B067FCFF88142FD9ECBCCD6AE13C7CD6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Efficacy of an automated multiple emitter whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection system against coronaviruses MHV and MERS-CoV. Infection Control &amp; Hospital Epidemiology, 37(5), 598-599.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"international\" data-facility=\"academic\" data-microorganism=\"c-difficile klebsiella s-aureus\">\n        <td>University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom<\/td>\n        <td>Clostridioides difficile; Staphylococcus aureus; Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Shanom A, Samuel Y, Monika Muzslay PW. (2016)\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfacide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Attachment-10-UV-UHS-London-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Comparison of Two UV Systems for Terminal Disinfection of patient Rooms Contaminated with MRSA, ESBL-producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Clostridium difficile. Edinburgh, UK: HIS Conference. Abstract 5160.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"international\" data-facility=\"childrens\" data-microorganism=\"enterobacteriaceae s-aureus\">\n        <td>Royal Manchester Children\u2019s Hospital<\/td>\n        <td>Staphylococcus; Enterobacteriaceae<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Jolly, J., Jackson, H., &amp; Buchaklian, A. H. (2016).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajicjournal.org\/article\/S0196-6553(16)30037-2\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Efficacy of a Multiple Emitter UV-C Whole Room Disinfection System on Bacterial Contamination at a Children&#8217;s Hospital. American Journal of Infection Control, 44(6), S34.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"hospital\" data-microorganism=\"cauti-clabsi hai\">\n        <td>Hackensack Meridian Health<\/td>\n        <td>CAUTIs; CLABSIs<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Hanrahan, S., Haraschak, C., &amp; Buckalew, G. (2016, December).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ofid\/article\/3\/suppl_1\/264\/2635955?guestAccessKey=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Impact of Ultraviolet Light Disinfection on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection and Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates in a Major Medical Teaching Hospital&#8217;s. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Vol. 3, No. suppl_1, p. 264). Oxford University Press.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic hospital\" data-microorganism=\"acinetobacter c-difficile enterococcus s-aureus\">\n        <td>The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH<\/td>\n        <td>Clostridioides difficile; Staphylococcus aureus; Acinetobacter; Enterococcus<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Liscynesky, C., Bhatt, S., &amp; Mangino, J. E. (2015).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfacide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reference-10-SHEA-poster-Ohio-State-2015-Copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Ultraviolet light for patient room disinfection post-terminal clean (Abstract #7139) [Poster presentation]. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Annual Meeting.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"hospital\" data-microorganism=\"c-difficile hai\">\n        <td>Mohawk Valley Health System, Faxton St. Lukes<\/td>\n        <td>Clostridioides difficile; HO-CDI<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Bernard, H., &amp; Little, J. (2015).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajicjournal.org\/article\/S0196-6553(15)00310-7\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            The Impact of Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection System Coupled with Evidence-based Interventions on the Incidence of Hospital Onset Clostridium Difficile (HO-C-Diff). American Journal of Infection Control, 43(6), S27.\n          <\/a>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n\n      <tr data-region=\"domestic\" data-facility=\"academic hospital\" data-microorganism=\"acinetobacter c-difficile enterobacteriaceae enterococcus s-aureus\">\n        <td>The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH<\/td>\n        <td>Staphylococcus aureus; Enterococcus; Acinetobacter; Enterobacteriaceae; Clostridium difficile<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Liscynesky, C., Dyszel, J., Vross, M. A., Richter, E., &amp; Mangino, J. E. (2012).\n          <a class=\"studies-pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfacide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reference-11-ultraviolet-light-disinfection-Ohio-State-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n            Ultraviolet light disinfection: The energy, time, and distance to eradicate multi-drug resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile [Poster presentation]. 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