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Table 1 Summary statistics for OR Room and Patient Rooms (ICU, Internal Medicine and Neonatology) from all surfaces sampled

From: Efficacy of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light for disinfection of high-touch surfaces in an Ecuadorian hospital

Service (n = 16)

 

Total CFU

Mean ± SD

Median (Min-Max)

OR Room (n = 4)

After manual disinfection

76

3.61 ± 2.67

3 (0–8)

After PX-UV

11

0.52 ± 0.93

0 (0–3)

Percent reduction

87%

  

Wilcoxon signed rank

164

  

p-value

< 0.001

  

Patient Room (n = 12)

After manual disinfection

3488

28.36 ± 56.54

10 (0–487)

After PX-UV

877

7.13 ± 22.73

1 (0–230)

Percent reduction

76%

  

Wilcoxon signed rank

5135

  

p-value

< 0.001

  
  1. PX-UV pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light, CFU colony form units