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New UV light fights bacteria at local hospitals

Patients don't expect to get a serious bacterial infection while in a hospital, but it can happen. Improved surveillance and prevention practices have reduced infection rates. Now, some Triangle hospitals are testing a new tool that kills germs with light.
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Patients don't expect to get a serious bacterial infection while in a hospital, but it can happen. Improved surveillance and prevention practices have reduced infection rates. Now, some Triangle hospitals are testing a new tool that kills germs with light.

Posted 2012-02-08T19:17:31-0500 - Updated 2012-02-08T19:17:31-0500