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. 2016 Aug 30;44(9):S109–S120. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.008

Table 5.

Regression coefficients, P values comparing decay rates of efficacy tests with stability in air, and times required to achieve 3 log10 reductions

Device Slope Intercept P value ≥3 log10 reduction (min)
S aureus K pneumoniae A baumannii S aureus K pneumoniae A baumannii S aureus K pneumoniae A baumannii S aureus K pneumoniae A baumannii
Stability in air −0.0064 −0.0244 −0.0037 4.6471 4.4657 4.8829 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Efficacy test device 1 −0.0752 −0.099 −0.079 4.6977 4.6871 4.7821 3.82 × 10−10 2.93 × 10−5 NA 45 45 38
Efficacy test device 2 −0.0766 −0.0983 ND 4.8243 4.5763 ND 1.39 × 10−9 2.00 × 10−4 NA 45 45 ND
Efficacy test device 3 −0.0224 −0.0369 ND 4.9301 4.4449 ND 2.13 × 10−10 2.93 × 10−5 NA 215 215 ND

A baumannii, Acinetobacter baumannii; K pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae; NA, not applicable; ND, not done; S aureus, Staphylococcus aureus.