SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% from 2019 to 2023, according to a new study published by  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers. These nightmare bacteria — Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) — are a family of bacteria that have developed resistance to carbapenem antibiotics, a powerful class of drugs often used to treat infections that don’t respond to other antibiotics.

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — October is World MRSA Awareness Month, which was created to raise awareness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria and how to prevent its spread. A recent study published in the prestigious journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) underscores the alarming risk of pathogen transmission from hospitals to patients’ homes.

Newswise — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has announced a new medical device product classification “whole room microbial reduction device” which establishes FDA regulation of UV robots intended to reduce the number of pathogens in unoccupied patient rooms, operating rooms and other areas in healthcare facilities where non-critical medical devices are present.

SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc. (“Xenex”) De Novo authorization for the company’s LightStrike^TM+ device, a high-intensity, broad-spectrum ultraviolet (UV) light robot. The authorization creates a new medical device product classification under which the LightStrike+ robot is the first and only product of its type, setting the precedent for FDA regulation of UV robots intended for use in reducing pathogens on non-porous, high-touch surfaces in the healthcare environment.

SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Portable Medical Equipment (PME) such as IV pumps, workstations on wheels (WOWs), and vitals machines can carry and transfer dangerous pathogens between rooms and patients within healthcare facilities because the equipment is often used and rolled between multiple patient rooms. Recognizing the importance of being able to track and report cleaning events, Xenex Disinfection Services today announced TrackMate™, a patented device developed by hospitals for hospitals that provides automated tracking of cleaning events for PME and hospital rooms.

Hospitals worldwide report they are unable to combat the outbreak of the deadly Candida auris fungus with traditional disinfectants. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a study showing that C.auris has been spreading at an “alarming rate” throughout healthcare facilities and termed it an “urgent threat.”

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As healthcare facilities around the world look for effective ways to battle viruses and bacteria that can lurk on high-touch surfaces, Jefferson Healthcare has taken a leap into the future with a LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot that quickly destroys microscopic pathogens in hard-to-clean places. Named ELISA, the robot is already hard at work inside the hospital, which is the first healthcare facility on the peninsula to deploy a LightStrike robot.

SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xenex Disinfection Services, the world leader in UV disinfection technology for healthcare facilities, today announced it has filed a De Novo petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for medical device market authorization of its LightStrike+ ultraviolet (UV) room disinfection technology. The company’s patented device uses a xenon lamp to create broad spectrum UV light intended to quickly destroy pathogens on surfaces in healthcare facilities.

Harmful pathogens remain on commonly touched surfaces, even after the best liquid chemical cleaning efforts. As healthcare facilities, battle viruses, bacteria and spores that can lurk on high-touch surfaces, proactive hospitals have invested in powerful UV-C disinfection technology to destroy pathogens missed during the manual room cleaning process. In a milestone achievement, Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot customers recently completed 35 million disinfection cycles.

Xenex Disinfection Services, the world leader in UV disinfection technology for healthcare facilities, today announced the 5-year renewal of its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract, which enables federal agencies (including Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense healthcare facilities) to easily deploy Xenex’s powerful LightStrike™ room disinfection technology.

As the world looks for effective ways to prevent the spread of germs, Southgate Community School District is taking extra steps to ensure that its Fordline Elementary School campus is properly disinfected.

Armed with this new technology, the hospital’s Environmental Services (EVS) team is ready to destroy deadly pathogens that the naked eye can’t see.

Abundant Hospice today celebrated the opening of its new 8,400-square-foot inpatient hospice care facility — Abundant Hospice Home.

As the world looks for effective ways to safely re-open and prevent the spread of germs, Carrollton West Pet Hospital is taking extra steps to ensure that its facility is properly disinfected.

Xenex Disinfection Services, a world leader in UV disinfection technology for healthcare facilities, today announced Aaron deSouza has joined its board of directors.

Researchers from Hiroshima University Hospital in Hiroshima, Japan, recently published a study confirming the efficacy of LightStrike pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection technology on surfaces contaminated with the superbug vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE).

Patient safety is a top priority at Elbert Memorial Hospital. As hospitals look for new and innovative ways to stop the spread of germs, Elbert Memorial Hospital has taken high-tech measures with the deployment of two LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots that quickly destroy viruses and bacteria in hard-to-clean places.

As healthcare facilities look for new and innovative ways to battle viruses and bacteria that can lurk on high-touch surfaces, Morgan Medical Center (MMC) has taken a leap into the future with two LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots by Xenex.

Oklahoma City Convention Center (OKCCC) continues to invest in tools and technologies to provide the cleanest possible environment for building staff and event attendees.

Xenex Disinfection Services, a world leader in UV technology-based disinfection strategies and solutions, today announced that it has been named an approved supplier in the Countess of Chester Commercial Procurement Services (CPS) National Framework Agreement for Decontamination Solutions.

Xenex Disinfection Services Inc., a world leader in UV technology-based disinfection strategies and solutions, today announced the launch of Deactivate™, a high-powered, handheld LED device designed to quickly disinfect surfaces in confined spaces.

The 2020-2021 NBA season is underway and the San Antonio Spurs have added powerful new teammates with extraordinary germ-zapping capabilities.

To provide quick, effective disinfection against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, Xenex Disinfection Services, the world leader in UV disinfection for healthcare facilities, today announced the availability of LightStrike6, the highly-anticipated new version of its patented Germ-Zapping Robots.

Fraser Health has new weapons at our disposal to combat COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, as 14 new Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) robots are deployed to hospitals across the Fraser Health region to kill viruses and bacteria.

As schools around the world evaluate how to reopen safely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ruidoso Municipal School District is taking important steps to provide a safer environment for students and employees as they return to in-person learning.

The LightStrike pulsed xenon disinfection robot is the first ultraviolet (UV) room disinfection technology proven to deactivate SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2).

SARS-CoV-2 is a global threat for which the world was unprepared. Xenex Disinfection Services has announced that its LightStrike pulsed xenon disinfection robot is the first and only ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology proven to deactivate the actual SARS-CoV-2.

The 2020 NFL football season is underway and the Carolina Panthers have added two new powerhouse teammates with very special germ-zapping capabilities to their starting line-up.

Based on its recent analysis of the global healthcare room disinfection devices market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Xenex with the 2020 Global Company of the Year Award for being at the vanguard of the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with its proprietary LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots.