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Table 5 24-hour contamination in subgroup of rails with visibly intact coating

From: Antimicrobial surface coating in the emergency department as protective technology for infection control (ASEPTIC): a pilot randomized controlled trial

Types of organisms

Contamination in CFU/cm2, median (IQR)

Saline

(n = 48)

NOMOBAC

(n = 21)

Difference of Medians

(95% CI)

Total aerobic bacteria

1.01 (0.56–2.43)

0.70 (0.24–1.02)

0.31 (0.03 to 0.98)

Gram-positive halophilic bacteria

0.46 (0.17–0.91)

0.20 (0.06–0.39)

0.26 (0.02 to 0.54)

Gram-negative bacteria

0.57 (0.19–1.02)

0.18 (0.12–0.33)

0.39 (0.15 to 0.51)

MRSA

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)

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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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