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. 2014 Apr 13;6(2):140–144. doi: 10.1007/s12560-014-9141-9

Table 3.

Impact of phase 1 (3 ×/day) intervention on virus occurrence on hands and fomites

Area sampled Control geometric mean recovery Post-intervention geometric mean recovery N Log10 reduction ± standard deviation % reduction p value
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