TABLE 3.

Risk estimates using the instrument limit of detection and environmental limit of detection scenarios

Risk scenario	Analyzed limit of detection	Percentile	Estimates of risk for % of sample inhaled
			100%	66.5%	10%	1%
Real-time PCR median instrument limit of detection	429 cells/ml	5th	0.007	0.0047	0.0007	0.00007
		Median	0.006	0.0042	0.00063	0.000063
		95th	0.037	0.025	0.0038	0.00038
Real-time PCR instrument limit of detection	10-34,300 cells/ml	5th	0.0001	0.000067	0.00001	0.000001
		Median	0.0062	0.0041	0.00062	0.000062
		95th	0.28	0.19	0.032	0.0032
Lower environmental limit of detection in the air	17,000 CFU/m3	5th	0.026	0.017	0.0026	0.00026
		Median	0.22	0.15	0.025	0.0025
		95th	0.78	0.63	0.14	0.015
Upper environmental limit of detection in the air	50,000 CFU/m3	5th	0.075	0.051	0.0078	0.00078
		Median	0.52	0.39	0.071	0.0073
		95th	0.998	0.98	0.46	0.06
Assumed environmental limit of detection in the air	17,000-50,000 CFU/m3	5th	0.03	0.02	0.003	0.00031
		Median	0.32	0.23	0.038	0.0038
		95th	0.94	0.85	0.25	0.028