TABLE 1.
RH (%) | Surface material | Statistical significance (P) of differences in virus decay on surfacea |
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PS plastic | Glass | Steel | Aluminum | ||
23 | ABS plastic | <0.0001 | 0.0023 | 0.0027 | NS |
Aluminum | NS | NS | NS | ||
Steel | NS | NS | |||
Glass | NS | ||||
43 | ABS plastic | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0005 | 0.0021 |
Aluminum | 0.0007 | NS | NS | ||
Steel | 0.0089 | NS | |||
Glass | NS | ||||
55 | ABS plastic | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0146 | NS |
Aluminum | 0.0010 | 0.0098 | NS | ||
Steel | NS | NS | |||
Glass | NS | ||||
98 | ABS plastic | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Aluminum | NS | NS | NS | ||
Steel | NS | NS | |||
Glass | NS |
Adjusted P values after Tukey’s multiple-comparison test are listed. Refer to Fig. 2 for corresponding data sets of mean virus decay observed from multiple HBE culture replicates under the indicated conditions. NS, not significant (P > 0.05).