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Table 3 Laboratory testing results

From: Efficacy of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light for disinfection of high-touch surfaces in an Ecuadorian hospital

Microorganism

Resistance Mechanism

Pre PX-UV

Post PX-UV

Log Reduction

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)

1.5E+ 08

1.50E+ 01

1.49 E+ 08

99%

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Verona Integron-Mediated Metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM)

1.5E+ 08

1.00E+ 00

1.49 E+ 08

99%

Staphylococcus aureus

mecA gene

1.5E+ 08

8.00E+ 00

1.49 E+ 08

99%

Enterococcus faecium

vanB gene

1.5E+ 08

2.00E+ 00

1.49 E+ 08

99%