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Table 2 Terminal Cleaning and Disinfection Score of the Fluorescent marker, ATP, and ACC Methods by Phases (n = 84)

From: Implementation of human factors engineering approach to improve environmental cleaning and disinfection in a medical center

Method

Phase 1(a)

Phase 2(b)

Phase 3(c)

P

Post-hoc (Bonferroni)a

Mean ± SD

Fluorescent marker

39.4 ± 17.6

74.6 ± 17.6

85.4 ± 10.0

< .001

b > a***, c > a***, c > b***

ATP

63.5 ± 13.4

84.8 ± 11.1

86.6 ± 9.6

< .001

b > a***, c > a***

ACC

91.7 ± 6.3

96.5 ± 4.0

95.6 ± 5.1

.002

b > a**, c > a*

  1. NOTE. ATP ATP bioluminescence assay, ACC aerobic colony count, SD standard deviation
  2. a*P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001