[August 25, 2014]

Johns Hopkins Study Finds Spectra 1000 Series of UV Light Decontamination System Highly Effective in Killing Dangerous Hospital-acquired Bacteria

Spectra254, a developer of high-power, easy-to-use, affordable UVC light decontamination systems, has released a recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine that reports that Spectra254's Spectra 1000 Series of UV light decontamination system is highly effective in killing three major healthcare-acquired pathogens recently named by the Center for Disease Control as urgent or serious public health threats.

The Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore conducted the 2014 study on the Spectra 1000 Series. The device was tested in an unoccupied, fully furnished intensive care hospital room and bathroom. The conclusion from the testing is that the Spectra 1000 Series delivers so much UV energy that it has the potential to kill pathogens directly and indirectly exposed to the UVC light.

"The Johns Hopkins study of the Spectra 1000 Series of UV light decontamination systems clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of these systems," said Sanford Green, Spectra254 President. "Using a Spectra254 system can literally save lives, and reduce health care costs for medical care facilities and consumers in very concrete ways."

To conduct the study, Johns Hopkins Medicine infected Formica sheets with MRSA, VRE and CRE. The inoculated plates were placed on horizontal surfaces or taped to vertical surfaces in direct line of UV light such as bed rails, top of tray table, top of chair arm, top oftelephone, top of call bell, door of cabinet and in shaded areas such as the far side of the bedside table facing the wall, side of the chair facing the wall, back of the head of the bed, and placed 5 and 10 feet from the Spectra 1000 Series.

After exposure, the Spectra 1000 Series killed the pathogens in both the directly exposured surfaces and those that were in partially shaded locations, including shaded sites, such as under the bed.

The CDC reports more than 2 million infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year and costing consumers up to $35 billion each year in the United States.

Spectra254's product line of portable ultraviolet light-generating systems is ideal for use in hospitals, health clinics, food preparation areas and other settings where contamination is of critical concern. The Spectra 1000 Series of UV light decontamination system features high-intensity, custom-made lamps that broadcast a high output of UVC light to virtually every surface in the area being treated to kill pathogens such as C. difficile, MRSA, HIV, norovirus and salmonella.

Spectra254 manufactures mobile systems that can decontaminate a space within 5 minutes, and provides a "green" supplement to the typical use of harsh chemicals.

The company's systems are manufactured and assembled in a U.S.-based ISO 9000 facility that meets or exceeds the quality assurance standards outlined by International Organization of Standards.

Spectra254 specializes in the manufacture and sale of UVC disinfection systems. Full product line details are available at www.spectra254.com, or call direct 203-796-5315 or email [email protected] for details.

For more information, please contact Frank Haight at 203.796.5315; or e-mail Spectra254 at [email protected]. You may also find Spectra254.com on the World Wide Web at www.spectra254.com. Electronic files of this release and photos of Spectra254 products are available by contacting the Spectra254 Marketing Department via e-mail at [email protected].

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