Table 3.
Area sampled | Control geometric mean recovery | Post-intervention geometric mean recovery | N | Log10 reduction ± standard deviation | % reduction | p value |
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Hands (not inoculated) | 1,102 | 12 | 25 | 1.97 ± 0.93 | 98.93 | <0.0005 |
Inoculated hands | 13,543 | 38 | 7 | 2.55 ± 0.96 | 99.72 | <0.0005 |
Bathroom | 285 | 7 | 64 | 1.61 ± 1.31 | 97.53 | <0.0005 |
Bedroom | 177 | 4 | 36 | 1.60 ± 1.45 | 97.46 | <0.0005 |
Living room | 1,080 | 8 | 13 | 2.13 ± 0.97 | 99.32 | <0.0005 |
Kitchen | 1,316 | 12 | 56 | 2.17 ± 1.27 | 99.27 | <0.0005 |
Cell phones | 1,316 | 24 | 19 | 1.74 ± 1.27 | 98.18 | <0.0005 |
All fomites | 646 | 10 | 216 | 1.81 ± 1.30 | 98.47 | <0.0005 |
All fomites and non-inoculated hands | 683 | 10 | 241 | 1.83 ± 1.27 | 98.52 | <0.0005 |