Table 3.
Median, quartiles and p-value of differences among disinfectants affecting the air (CFU/m3), level of statistical significance p < 0.05.
| Air | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PAA/HPO Me (Q1–Q3) |
DDAC/PHMB Me (Q1–Q3) |
DDAC/CA Me (Q1–Q3) |
post hoc | |||
| p -value | ||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-3 | ||||
| Bacteria | 7 (1–16) | 2 (0–3) | 16.5 (10–23) | 0.0799 | 0.0005 | 0.2402 |
| Gram-positive | 2 (0–7) | −1 (−8 to 2) | 4.5 (2-8) | 0.2289 | 0.0976 | 1 |
| Gram-negative | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (−1 to 6) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gram-positive rod-Shaped | 0 (0–6) | 2 (−2 to 9) | 3 (2–8) | 1 | 0.857 | 1 |
| Fungi | 12 (6–16) | −1 (−3 to 2) | 8 (1–14) | 0 | 0.0149 | 0.6322 |
| Yeast | 0 (0–0) | 0 (−1 to 0) | 0.5 (−1 to 2) | 0.8156 | 0.3991 | 1 |
| Molds | 12 (6–16) | −1 (−3 to 3) | 7 (3–11) | 0.0001 | 0.0306 | 0.5285 |
Me, median; Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; PAA/HPO, peracetic acid stabilized by hydrogen peroxide; DDAC/PHMB, didecyldimethylammonium chloride, polyheksametylene biguanide, and aromatic composition; DDAC/CA, didecyldimethylammonium chloride, 2-phenoxyethanol, and cinnamaldehyde.