Evaluated object | Copper Armour™ | Control | P value | % Reduction | ||||
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n | Average cfu/100 cm2 | Media cfu/100 cm2 | n | Average cfu/100 cm2 | Median cfu/100 cm2 | |||
Total aerobic microbial load | ||||||||
Bed rails | 32 | 1129 | 120 | 32 | 3323 | 1440 | 0.018 * | 66.0 |
Overbed Table | 14 | 762,9 | 0 | 16 | 1755 | 960 | 0,045 * | 56.5 |
Bedside Table | 16 | 1793 | 60 | 16 | 2108 | 120 | 0,303 | 14.9 |
IV Pole | 16 | 157,5 | 0 | 16 | 337,5 | 120 | 0,195 | 53.5 |
Staphylococcus spp. | ||||||||
Bed rails | 32 | 270 | 0 | 32 | 2445 | 300 | 0,001 ** | 88.9 |
Overbed Table | 14 | 462,9 | 0 | 16 | 720 | 240 | 0,106 | 35.7 |
Bedside Table | 16 | 270 | 0 | 16 | 997,5 | 0 | 0,289 | 72.9 |
IV Pole | 16 | 22,5 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 0 | 0,231 | 62.5 |
Yeasts/Fungi | ||||||||
Bed rails | 32 | 697,5 | 0 | 32 | 195,0 | 0 | – | – |
Overbed Table | 14 | 68,5 | 0 | 16 | 15,00 | 0 | – | – |
Bedside Table | 16 | 630 | 0 | 16 | 1155 | 0 | 0,279 | 45.5 |
IV Pole | 16 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 37,5 | 0 | 0,367 | 60 |