Table 2. Log10 CFU/mL Salmonella enterica (standard error) on contaminated carpet segments cleaned with a commercial carpet cleaner followed by different sanitizers.
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Cleaned by a commercial carpet cleaner followed by |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | No sanitizer | Chlorhexidinea | Phenolic disinfectantb | Quaternary ammoniumc | ||
| No. carpet segments/treatment |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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| Pretreatment |
2.87 |
3.36 (0.18) |
2.44 (0.16) |
3.18 (0.02) |
3.28 (0.11) |
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| Posttreatment |
2.60 |
2.26 (0.09) |
2.54 (0.36) |
0.81 (0.81) |
1.67 (0.27) |
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| Mean change | -0.27 | -1.10 (0.27) | 0.10 (0.52) | -2.37 (0.79) | -1.61 (0.38) | |
aVirosan Bio-Ceutic, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica., St Joseph, MO. bLpH Ag, STERIS Corp., St. Louis, MO. cLysol, Reckitt Benckiser Inc., Wayne, NJ. 1 This study was performed at the Field Disease Investigation Unit, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7060, USA.