Table 2.
Fungal colony count and concentrations at each location according to air sampling time throughout the year.
| Date | Observed Fungal Count (CFU) | Adjusted Fungal Count (CFU) | Fungal Concentration (CFU/m3) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | GW | CRL | CRR | O | GW | CRL | CRR | O | GW | CRL | CRR | |
| 24 May 2017 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5 June 2017 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 19 June 2017 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 3 July 2017 | 286.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0 | 505 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 2104.2 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 18 July 2017 | 94.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 445.8 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 31 July 2017 | 400.0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 2427 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10,112.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 August 2017 | 81.3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 379.2 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 30 August 2017 | 21.7 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 13 September 2017 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 27 September 2017 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 11 October 2017 | 32.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 25 October 2017 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 8 November 2017 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 24 November 2017 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 6 December 2017 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 20 December 2017 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 3 January 2018 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 17 January 2018 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 31 January 2018 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 12 February 2018 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 7 March 2018 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 21 March 2018 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 4 April 2018 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 18 April 2018 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2 May 2018 | 400.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 2427 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 10,112.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Total (/Year) | 1433.7 | 26.5 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 5729 | 25 | 4.4 | 0 | 23,870.8 | 104.3 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Average (/sample) | 57.35 | 1.06 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 229.2 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 954.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Range | 0.7–400 | 0–4.0 | 0–2.7 | 0–0.3 | 1–2427 | 0–4 | 0–2.7 | 0–0 | 4.2–10,112.5 | 0–16.7 | 0–11.3 | 0–0 |
Abbreviations: CFU, colony-forming unit; CRL, lounge of the cleanroom; CRR, patients’ room in the cleanroom; GW, general ward; O, outside the hospital.