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. 2015 Aug 21;10(8):e0136158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136158

Table 3. Exposure Model Parameters, Values, and References.

Participant A Participant B
Variable Description E. coli Enterococci E. coli Enterococci Reference
CM Hand Concentration, Measured (CFU / 2 hands) > 700 > 700 > 700 340 This study
CI Hand Concentration, Initial for Model (CFU / 2 hands) 1346 1591 1346 773 This study
CF Fomite Concentrations See Table 1
fH Sampling Efficiency, Hands 0.52 0.44 0.52 0.44 Pickering et al. (2012)
fF Sampling Efficiency, Fomites 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Moore et al. (2007)
SH Surface Area of Hands 440 440 440 440 USEPA (2011)
SF Surface Area of Contact, Hand-to-Fomite 44 44 44 44 Assumed
SW Surface Area of Contact, Hand-to-Water 440 440 440 440 Assumed
K Inactivation Rate on Hands -0.003 -0.00017 -0.003 -0.00017 Pinfold (1990)
TE Transfer Efficiency See Table 2