Table 1.
ATP readings on different surfaces before and after cleaning/disinfection. Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil, 2014.
| Surfaces | Time of cleaning | P† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | ||||
| Median (RLU) | Variation (RLU) | Median (RLU) | Variation (RLU) | ||
| Side of the bed (n=16)‡ | 458 | 11-3,693 | 136 | 22-1,665 | 0.054 |
| Bedside table (n=16) | 654 | 174-2,479 | 107 | 31-3,873 | 0.147 |
| Bathroom door handle (n=16) | 358 | 173-4,512 | 137 | 16-2,044 | 0.007 |
| Toilet bowl (n=16) | 758 | 25-1,117 | 47 | 22-551 | 0.010 |
| Toilet flush handle (n=16) | 946 | 107-35,453 | 176 | 36-74,791 | 0.363 |
P† refers to the Wilcoxon signed-rank test at p<0.05. ‡ corresponds to the eight surfaces assessed before and after cleaning/disinfection.