Table 4.
Number of bed-units that showed a positive growth in staphylococcal bacteria according to the staphylococcal types recovered from the specimens collected four hours after the application of JUC spray.
| Bed-Units with Positive Culture and Types of Staphylococci |
No. of Bed-Units (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Experimental | ||
| (Hypochlorite Cleaning) | (JUC + Hypochlorite Cleaning) | ||
| Bed-units of MRSA carrier (n = 3) | |||
| Positive culture | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
| CNS | 1 (33%) | 0 (0%) | |
| MSSA | 2 (67%) | 0 (0%) | |
| MRSA | 1 (33%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Bed-units of non-MRSA carrier (n = 15) | |||
| Positive culture | 11 (73%) | 2 (13%) | |
| CNS | 2 (13%) | 2 (13%) | |
| MSSA | 8 (53%) | 0 (0%) | |
| MRSA | 3 (20%) | 0 (0%) | |
| All bed-units (n = 18) | |||
| Positive culture | 14 (78%) | 2 (11%) | |
| CNS | 3 (17%) | 2 (11%) | |
| MSSA | 10 (56%) | 0 (0%) | |
| MRSA | 4 (22%) | 0 (0%) | |
Note: The experimental arm consisted of the application of JUC spray in addition to daily hypochlorite wiping, while the control arm consisted of daily hypochlorite wiping alone. A total of 18 bed-units were studied for each arm.