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. 2020 Jul 16;15(7):e0236199. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236199

Table 1. Effect of broad band UVA light on bacteria and yeast based on time of exposure.

Microorganism UVA Intensity (μW/cm2) Group Baseline 20 min % Reduction Log Reduction P value 40 min % Reduction Log Reduction P value 60min % Reduction Log Reduction P value
CFUx107/mL CFUx107/mL CFUx107/mL CFUx107/mL
Clostridioides difficile 2,000 Exposed 0.10 0.08 38.46% 0.21 0.01 0.01 94.12% 1.23 0.003 0.0031 99.21% 2.10 0.01
Control 0.10 0.13 0.17 0.39
Candida albicans 1,700 Exposed 0.14 0.09 47.06% 0.28 0.007 0.03 85.00% 0.82 0.001 0.0032 98.00% 1.70 0.001
Control 0.14 0.17 0.20 0.16
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3,500 Exposed 0.81 0.07 88.52% 0.94 <0.001 No Growth * * <0.001 No Growth * * <0.001
Control 0.81 0.61 0.93 0.85
Klebsiella pneumoniae 1,300 Exposed 5.90 6.34 15.35% 0.07 0.17 3.34 68.19% 0.50 <0.001 1.53 88.92% 0.96 <0.001
Control 5.90 7.49 10.50 13.81
Escherichia coli 1,300 Exposed 1.25 0.41 87.61% 0.91 <0.001 0.21 95.00% 1.30 0.001 0.03 99.46% 2.26 <0.001
Control 1.25 3.31 4.20 5.52
Enterococcus faecalis 2,400 Exposed 9.21 2.99 71.79% 0.55 0.1 0.61 95.86% 1.38 0.01 0.08 99.55% 2.35 0.01
Control 9.21 10.60 14.72 17.74
Streptococcus pyogenes 1,800 Exposed 1.17 0.68 18.07% 0.09 0.64 0.64 61.90% 0.42 0.001 0.17 87.02% 0.89 0.004
Control 1.17 0.83 1.68 1.31
Proteus mirabilis 2,400 Exposed 0.62 No Growth * * <0.001 No Growth * * <0.001 No Growth * * <0.001
Control 0.62 0.59 0.49 0.54
Staphylococcus epidermidis 2,150 Exposed 0.57 0.43 27.12% 0.14 0.01 0.03 95.65% 1.36 <0.001 0.000117 99.98% 3.78 <0.001
Control 0.57 0.59 0.69 0.7

* No growth observed. Bactericidal threshold of >99.9% or 3 log reduction is met.