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aerosol. It spreads around the room unblocked by obstacles, and there
are no shadows. However, you must seal a room's ductwork before
use, which can be time-consuming.
These factors, along with a review of the spaces and situations in
which you intend to use whole-room disinfection, a system's cycle
time, which personnel — clinical staff or environmental services? —
will be trained to operate the devices, and the equipment's initial and
continuing costs, will offer the best insight into which whole-room dis-
infection technology would be most effective for your facility. OSM
Ms. Greene (linda_greene@urmc.rochester.edu) is the infection prevention manager
at Highland Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.
