Can a UV-C box help the cinema industry by disinfecting video cameras?

Introduction: UV-C has proven to be an effective virucide and microbicide, and its cost-effectiveness allowed it to spread as a disinfecting procedure in different environments.
Methods: The study aims to determine the microbicide activity on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and SARS-CoV-2 of the UV-C Boxer by Cartoni S.p.A. Three separate experiments were performed to assess the effectiveness of the UV-C disinfection device on different materials, directly on surfaces of a video camera and on a specific carrier for SARS-CoV-2.
Results: In all three experiments, a significant abatement of bacterial and viral contamination was reached after 60 seconds on carriers and after 3 minutes on all examined surfaces of the video camera, with a higher reduction on glass carriers.
Conclusions: UV-C devices may be a valuable tool to implement in the working routine to achieve a higher level of safety in work environments.
Competing Interests: Cartoni S.p.A. financed the University of Siena, with G.M. as the principal investigator. G.M. did not receive any personal funds for the research. G.M. and G.C. are the co-founders of the company egoHEALTH which received Cartoni S.p.A. funds to cover part of the investigation. The company Cartoni S.p.A had no role in the test design, data collection or analysis, decision to publish, or preparation and discussion of the test results in the manuscript.
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