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cord-004967-4523cwwi	Hsueh, P.-R.	Bacteria killing nanotechnology Bio-Kil effectively reduces bacterial burden in intensive care units	2013-10-18		.txt	text/plain	3256	155	47	This study is to evaluate the efficacy of bacteria killing nanotechnology Bio-Kil on reducing bacterial counts in an intensive care unit (ICU). In this study, we analyzed whether Bio-Kil when applied to different materials in the ICU, such as sheets, bedding, and clothing, desktops and the surfaces of instruments and equipment, reduces or eliminates bacteria in the environment, on the surfaces of surrounding items, and in the air. Routine textile washing and replacement as well as infection control practices for nurses, physicians, visitors, and disinfection of environments and instruments in these two rooms were performed according to hospital regulations. Bacterial culture results for patients admitted to the rooms during the study period Bacteria grown from textiles, the environment, and air samples were not identified to the species level and testing of susceptibility to antimicrobial agents was not performed. In conclusion, we found that Bio-Kil nanotechnology can significantly reduce the bacterial burden in the environment (textiles, environmental surfaces, and air) and the bacterial density of microbial infections or colonization among patients in the ICU.	./cache/cord-004967-4523cwwi.txt	./txt/cord-004967-4523cwwi.txt