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Thus, we recommend that physical cleaning of visibly con- taminated areas be performed before PPE removal. Third, future studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of using the booth for disinfection of contaminated PPE worn by personnel in Ebola virus training sessions. In addition, studies are needed to evaluate strategies to optimize the safety of UV-C for PPE disinfection (eg, use of UV-C for disinfection of selected areas of PPE rather than for full-body disinfection).
acknowledgments
grants from Steris, Clorox, Cubist, and Gojo and has served on scientific advisory boards for 3M, Cubist, and Merck. All other authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.
Daylight Medical provided the UV-C booth for testing and it was returned after completion of the experiments. The company did not have any role in planning or design of the study nor was any compensation received. Financial
support.Department of Veterans Affairs (MeritReview grant to C.J.D). Potential conflicts of interest. C.J.D reports that he has received research
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