id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-328116-jnll9g6g Malhotra, Sanchi Shining a Light on the Pathogenicity of Health Care Providers' Mobile Phones: Use of a Novel Ultraviolet-C Wave Disinfection Device 2020-06-05 .txt text/plain 3322 206 51 -Novel UV-C device found to significantly decrease total and pathogenic bacteria on mobile phones -UV-C phone disinfecting device is renewable, efficient and effective -UV-C device implementation in a hospital system would be desired by healthcare providers -Healthcare providers felt their mobile phones were an important risk factor in infection transmission and that they would use this device daily to weekly -UV-C technology is shown to kill coronaviruses and implementation of this device could be impactful during pandemic Abstract: We utilize an Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) device to provide an effective method for mobile phone disinfection and survey HCPs about infection risk. We utilize an Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) device to provide an effective method for mobile phone disinfection and survey HCPs about infection risk. Ultraviolet light presents a renewable, effective, and easy-to-use disinfection method that has the potential to conserve hospital resources and decrease the healthcare-associated transmission of bacteria and viruses. ./cache/cord-328116-jnll9g6g.txt ./txt/cord-328116-jnll9g6g.txt