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. 2016 Nov 23;54(12):3007–3009. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01457-16

TABLE 3.

Percent contamination by nursing unit

Nursing unita % contamination using:
Chlorhexidine Iodine tincture Total
BMTU 1.9 0 1.0
MOU1 2.5 3.1 2.8
MOU2 2.0 2.7 2.3
SOU 2.7 3.5 3.1
SU 3.0 2.7 2.9
MU 6.9 6.2 6.5
MICU 4.6 6.0 5.2
RCU 9.1 4.1 6.6
a

BMTU, bone marrow transplant unit; MOU1, medical oncology unit 1; MOU2, medical oncology unit 2; SOU, surgical oncology unit; SU, surgical inpatient unit; MU, medical inpatient unit; MICU, medical intensive care unit; RCU, respiratory care unit.