Table 1. Impact of standard cleaning and PX-UV disinfection on Clostridium difficile counts in patient rooms.
Room status | Samples taken (n) | Samples positive for C. difficile [n (%)] | c.f.u. | Reduction (%) | P-value | ||||
Min. | Mean | Median | Max. | IQR | |||||
Pre-bleach cleaning | 74 | 26 (35) | 0 | 2.39 | 0 | 81 | 11 | 70 | 0.13 |
Post-bleach cleaning | 74 | 18 (24) | 0 | 0.71 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Pre-PX-UV | 70 | 29 (41) | 0 | 4.61 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 83 | 0.007 |
Cleaning | |||||||||
Post-PX-UV | 70 | 16 (23) | 0 | 0.80 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
IQR, Interquartile range.