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. 2022 Jun 7;127:59–68. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.05.016

Table III.

Average areas of total contamination over five encounters using each of the three different storage methods

Storage method Anatomic site Encounter 1 Encounter 2 Encounter 3 Encounter 4 Encounter 5
Paper bag Head 36 cm2 68.5 cm2 71 cm2 84 cm2 96 cm2
Neck 48 cm2 70 cm2 92.5 cm2 107.5 cm2 111.5 cm2
Trunk 35 cm2 39 cm2 44.5 cm2 49 cm2 74.5 cm2
Right arm 72 cm2 78.5 cm2 89 cm2 83.5 cm2 92.5 cm2
Left arm 85 cm2 73 cm2 56 cm2 71.5 cm2 63 cm2
Tabletop Head 49.5 cm2 79 cm2 91 cm2 94.5 cm2 88.5 cm2
Neck 24.5 cm2 45 cm2 45.5 cm2 43 cm2 52 cm2
Trunk 24.5 cm2 33.5 cm2 41.5 cm2 46.5 cm2 39.5 cm2
Right arm 34 cm2 35.5 cm2 37.5 cm2 33 cm2 30 cm2
Left arm 51.5 cm2 61 cm2 37.5 cm2 38 cm2 35.5 cm2
Hook Head 52 cm2 72 cm2 81 cm2 86 cm2 99 cm2
Neck 20 cm2 32 cm2 46.5 cm2 61.5 cm2 67.5 cm2
Trunk 40 cm2 61 cm2 65.5 cm2 61.5 cm2 78 cm2
Right arm 82 cm2 83 cm2 115.5 cm2 73 cm2 81.5 cm2
Left arm 62.5 cm2 52 cm2 46.5 cm2 53.5 cm2 52.5 cm2