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A new UVC device that delivers UVC radiation at 265nm-275nm for 90 seconds was used. TVUS probes were swabbed before and after use in an\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    fertilization clinic. Microbes on the swabs were cultured and identified. In addition, the ability of the UVC device to provided repeated high-level disinfection was analysed by deliberately contaminating probes with spores of\n                    <jats:italic>Bacillus subtilis<\/jats:italic>\n                    and then performing the UVC disinfection and bacterial culture. 50% of probes were contaminated with bacteria, most commonly\n                    <jats:italic>Bacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp., directly after\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    use. Whereas 97% were sterile after UVC disinfection for 90 seconds. The UVC treatment resulted in no growth of\n                    <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>subtilis<\/jats:italic>\n                    spores after each of five repeated contaminations with 5\u20139 x 10\n                    <jats:sup>7<\/jats:sup>\n                    spores on the probes. 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