From: The impact of a ‘milking the COW’ campaign in a regional hospital in Singapore
Models/variables | Difference in mean bacteria count | 95% confidence interval | P value |
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Main analysis | |||
Group Week 1 | − 32.74 | (− 94.29, 28.75) | 0.29 NS |
Group Week 2 | − 155.86 | (− 227.45, − 83.53) | < 0.0001 |
Group Total | − 157.04 | (− 231.53, − 82.67) | < 0.0001 |
Subgroup analysis | |||
Pathogenic organisms | |||
Week 1 | − 4.01 | (− 7.61, − 0.42) | < 0.05 |
Week 2 | − 19.39 | (− 30.30, − 8.36) | < 0.001 |
Total | − 18.85 | (− 30.03, − 7.67) | < 0.001 |
Environmental organisms | |||
Week 1 | 17.43 | (4.62, 30.21) | < 0.05 |
Week 2 | − 1.58 | (-3.74, 0.58) | 0.15 NS |
Total | − 1.671915 | (-3.77, 0.42) | 0.12 NS |
Skin flora | |||
Week 1 | − 38.72 | (− 97.55, 19.93) | 0.1929 NS |
Week 2 | − 138.34 | (− 208.68, − 66.91) | < 0.001 |
Total | − 135.01 | (− 207.22, − 62.95) | < 0.001 |
Commensal organisms | |||
Week 1 | 0.52 | (− 4.22, 5.25) | 0.83 NS |
Week 2 | − 0.76 | (− 1.73, 0.22) | 0.12 NS |
Total | − 0.77 | (− 1.75, 0.21) | 0.12 NS |
Non-pathogenic organisms | |||
Week 1 | − 24.19 | (− 85.91, 37.53) | 0.43 NS |
Week 2 | − 137.66 | (− 208.75, − 66.57) | < 0.001 |
Total | − 136.49 | (− 209.40, − 63.58) | < 0.001 |