Table 2.

Bacterial quantifications (CFU/ml of swab suspension) obtained from the different surfaces and rooms sampled

Rooms	Surfaces	Mean	SD	Median	Min.	Max.	p-value
		CFU/mL of swab suspension
ISOLATION ROOMS
C1a		9.51 × 102	8.16	2.25 × 102	0	8.15 × 103	0.073
C2a		4.56 × 102	13.61	1.50 × 102	0	3.00 × 103
D1b		2.60 × 103	14.03	4.25 × 102	0	5.75 × 104
D2b		2.46 × 103	22.14	1.00 × 103	0	7.53 × 104
	Examination tables	2.90 × 102	33.04	3.04 × 102	0	5.76 × 103	0.019+
	Cabinets	4.42 × 102	6.09	1.75 × 102	0	1.55 × 103
	Cabinets handles 2c	4.73 × 102	9.83	1.75 × 102	0	3.25 × 103
	Cabinets handles 3d	5.29 × 102	17,73	2.00 × 102	0	3.25 × 103
	Doorknobs	9.85 × 102	16.68	7.33 × 102	0	1.55 × 103
	Faucets	1.25 × 103	3.81	4.00 × 102	5.00 × 101	8.15 × 103
	Cages	4.74 × 103	16.73	1.10 × 103	0	7.53 × 104
STAFF AREA
Work room		3.96 × 103	2.18	2.93 × 103	1.00 × 102	1.11 × 104
	Mouse	2,14 × 103	3.15	1,33 × 103	1.00 × 102	7.00 × 103	0.048+
	Keyboard	3.41 × 103	1.19	2,60 × 103	1.05 × 103	6.95 × 103
	Telephone	6.33 × 103	0.87	5,88 × 103	2.00 × 103	1.11 × 104
Preparatory room		6.98 × 105	1.44 × 102	3.60 × 104	5.00 × 101	1.00 × 109
	Food/Water bowls	9.86 × 103	13.48	1.50 × 103	5.00 × 101	3.25 × 104	< 0.01+
	Countertop	1.18 × 105	7.37	3.19 × 104	1.50 × 103	5.55 × 105
	Hand-held sponge	2.09 × 107	5.42	2.84 × 107	9.45 × 106	1.00 × 109

^a Cat isolation room

^b Dog isolation room

^c Pool of the last 2 cabinet handles

^d Pool of the first 3 cabinet handles

⁺ Statistically significant differences detected between groups