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Table 1 Distribution of samples taken from ICU rooms

From: The impact of enhanced cleaning on bacterial contamination of the hospital environmental surfaces: a clinical trial in critical care unit in an Egyptian hospital

ICU

(2 rooms)

Number of swabs location*number of swabs*2 (before and after cleaning)

Repetition of the sampling

Total number of swabs for each room

Total number of swabs

Room A

8 times

(Twice per week and repeated in 4 weeks)

416

736

Area around each bed (8 beds)

8*3*2 = 48

Nursing counter (one)

1*1*2 = 2

Doorknob (one)

1*1*2 = 2

Room B

320

Area around each bed (6 beds)

6*3*2 = 36

Nursing counter (one)

1*1*2 = 2

Doorknob (one)

1*1*2 = 2