美国国家标准与技术研究所(NIST)于2020年1月14日至15日在盖瑟斯堡举办了一次关于紫外线C(UV-C)消毒技术的国际研讨会,马里兰,与国际紫外线协会(IUVA)合作。这次成功的公共活动,超过150名与会者的参与证明了这一点,65%来自紫外线技术行业,是NIST和IUVA及其附属机构之间正在进行的合作努力的一部分,目的是检查在医疗保健整个房间环境中使用UV-C消除病原体的测量和标准需求。在此事件之前和之后,来自行业的利益相关者,学术界,政府,和公共卫生服务已与NIST合作,以加快开发和使用UV-C消毒技术的精确测量和模型,并促进技术转让。研讨会作为一个开放的论坛,继续这一讨论,技术重点集中在有效的设计,使用,以及在复杂的医院环境中实施用于预防和治疗医疗保健相关感染(HAIs)的UV-C技术。这些设置包括病房,手术室,共同集结区,通风系统,个人防护装备,以及医疗程序中使用的器械或装置的再处理和消毒工具,如导管和呼吸机。严重急性呼吸系统综合症冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)的爆发加剧了对紫外线C消毒技术的迫切需求,导致2019年冠状病毒病的病毒(COVID-19),刺激更加强调识别测试和性能计量需求。本文根据研讨会以来的国际研讨会和社区活动讨论了这些主题,包括2020年9月30日举行的基于万维网的公共研讨会,有500多名注册与会者;关于空气和表面消毒的UV-C技术的国际会议,2020年12月8日至9日;以及关于使用UV-C技术恢复正常的网络研讨会,2021年4月27日和29日。本文还介绍了《国家标准与技术研究所研究杂志》的一个特殊部分,完整的论文涉及最近的技术,非商业性,UV-C技术和病原体减排研究。这组论文从医学和工业的角度提供了敏锐的见解。最近的技术发展,成功,以及光学和光子学的需求,辐射物理学,生物功效,并描述了未来市场在UV-C技术中的需求,以提供社区的努力和该领域的状态的简明汇编。在本特别部分中确定并讨论了标准需求。本文概述了UV-C技术的创新和实施标准对改善患者护理和公共卫生的重要作用。
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted an international workshop on ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection technologies on January 14-15, 2020, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in collaboration with the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA). This successful public event, as evidenced by the participation of more than 150 attendees, with 65% from the ultraviolet technology industry, was part of an ongoing collaborative effort between NIST and the IUVA and its affiliates to examine the measurement and standards needs for pathogen abatement with UV-C in the healthcare whole-room environment. Prior to and since this event, stakeholders from industry, academia, government, and public health services have been collaboratively engaged with NIST to accelerate the development and use of accurate measurements and models for UV-C disinfection technologies and facilitate technology transfer. The workshop served as an open forum to continue this discussion with a technical focus centered on the effective design, use, and implementation of UV-C technologies for the prevention and treatment of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in complex hospital settings. These settings include patient rooms, operating rooms, common staging areas, ventilation systems, personal protective equipment, and tools for the reprocessing and disinfecting of instruments or devices used in medical procedures, such as catheters and ventilators. The critical need for UV-C technologies for disinfection has been amplified by the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), stimulating an even greater emphasis on identifying testing and performance metrology needs. This paper discusses these topics based on the international workshop and community activities since the workshop, including a public World-Wide-Web-based seminar with more than 500 registered attendees on September 30, 2020; an international conference on UV-C technologies for air and surface disinfection, December 8-9, 2020; and a webinar on returning to normalcy with the use of UV-C technologies, April 27 and 29, 2021. This article also serves as an introduction to a special section of the Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where full papers address recent technical, noncommercial, UV-C technology and pathogen-abatement investigations. The set of papers provides keen insights from the vantage points of medicine and industry. Recent technical developments, successes, and needs in optics and photonics, radiation physics, biological efficacy, and the needs of future markets in UV-C technologies are described to provide a concise compilation of the community\'s efforts and the state of the field. Standards needs are identified and discussed throughout this special section. This article provides a summary of the essential role of standards for innovation and implementation of UV-C technology for improved patient care and public health.