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. 2010 Sep 25;39(2):104–111. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.007

Table 2.

Level of contamination at distances of 2 and 3 feet

Small patch: number of stains in the front of the cloth
Small patch: number of stains on the cover of rubbish bin
Large patch: number of stains in the front of the cloth
Large patch: number of stains on the cover of rubbish bin
CDC doff gloves demonstration 2 feet 3 feet 2 feet 3 feet 2 feet 3 feet 2 feet 3 feet
Pretest Mean 15.9 4.1 10.3 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
SEM 2.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.05 0.0
Posttest Mean 9.2 6.2 6.7 3.8 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.0
SEM 2.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.03 0.2 0.0

SEM, standard error of the mean.