Fig 1.
Trömner reflex hammer, 180g (Rudolf Riester GmbH, Jungingen, Germany); bandagescissor (Lister Verbandsschere 14.5cm, Schwestern-Kaufhaus GmbH, Rheine, Germany); tuning fork a1 440 Hz with plastic base (KARL STORZ SE &Co.KG, Tuttlingen, Germany); Frenzel nystagmus glass (DEHAG Medizin-Technische Produktion GmbH & Co. KG, Rosdorf, Germany); Stethoscope (3M™ Littmann® Classic II, 3M Deutschland GmbH, Neuss, Germany) and one-hand vein tourniquet (TIGA-MED Deutschland GmbH, Ronneburg, Germany).
Table 1.
Description of the medical devices analyzed.
Fig 2.
D25 UV light system in open (a) and sealed position (b).
Fig 3.
Average bacterial contamination on the analyzed medical devices without disinfection.
Average bacterial contamination and standard deviation in CFU on the analyzed medical devices. * Two further culture media were completely overgrown and therefore not quantitatively evaluable.
Table 2.
Identified bacteria before and after UV disinfection.
Table 3.
Frequency distribution of the bacteria identified.