The effort is backed by a $2 million, two-year grant from the NIH’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Kaye will work with colleagues from Wayne State University in Detroit and Detroit Medical Center.
Researchers will measure the ability of high intensity ultraviolet light delivered the robots to eliminate germs related to infections like Clostridium difficile, vancomycin-resistant enterococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
The study is set to launch at Detroit Medical Center in May 2017, according to a media contact at the University of Michigan.
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