|
Evaluated objects
|
Copper Armour™
|
Control
|
P value
|
|---|
|
n
|
Number (%) of samples having > 250 cfu/100 cm2
|
n
|
Number (%) of samples having > 250 cfu/100 cm2
|
|---|
|
Bed rails
|
32
|
13 (40.6)
|
32
|
22 (68.8)
|
0.023 *
|
|
Overbed Table
|
14 **
|
5 (35.7)
|
16
|
12 (75)
|
0.030 *
|
|
Bedside Table
|
16
|
6 (37.5)
|
16
|
7 (43.7)
|
0.718
|
|
IV Pole
|
16
|
2 (12.5)
|
16
|
7 (43.7)
|
0.113
|
|
Total
|
78
|
26 (33.3)
|
80
|
48 (60)
|
0.001 **
|
- * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001 established using either Pearson χ2 or Fisher’s Exact tests
- **Two samples were discarded because the surface was contaminated with blood
