About MoonBeam3’s products and studies:
- Clinical Practical Use: MoonBeam3 results in broad application facility-wide
- Medscape 2016: Portable UV Device Disinfects Personal Items, Small Areas
- SHEA 2016: Portable, Affordable and Adjustable: Evaluation of a Novel UV Light Decontamination Device
- SHEA 2016: Evaluation of an UV light device for decontamination of items of long-term care residents
- NCBI 2016: Effect of Variation in Test Methods on Performance of UV-C Radiation Room Decontamination
- AJIC 2013: Creating a bundle for success
- IUVA Releases Fact Sheet on UV Disinfection for COVID-19
BETR Study
The use of chemicals (wipes, sprays, mists) are variably effective based on the chemical, wet time, and cleaning technique. However, the CDC (BETR* study) has reported that a combination of chemical and UV-C (ultraviolet-C spectrum light) is most effective on a wide variety of pathogens. While UV-C dosing is effective on “wiped” surfaces, the combination with disinfecting chemicals (including Quaternary Ammonium, Hypochlorite, Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide, Phenolics, and Peracetic Acid) yields significantly improved results then either by itself.
*Implementation Lessons Learned From the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study: Process and Perceptions of Enhanced Disinfection With Ultraviolet Disinfection Devices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Feb; 39(2):157-163. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.268. Epub 2018 Jan 14.
