Table 1 Characteristics of pathogen contamination in the experiment and control group.

From: Exploring the efficacy of combination of point-of-use filters and peracetic acid disinfection in reducing total viable counts in final rinse water of endoscopes

Variables

Experiment group (n = 112)

Control group (n = 120)

Pa

Positive samples, no. (%)

31 (27.7)

118 (98.3%)

 < 0.001

TVCs (CFU/100 mL)

 Mean ± standard deviation

10 ± 27

50,450 ± 128,473

 < 0.001

 Median (interquartile range)

0 (0, 5)

17,500 (4000, 43,000)

 < 0.001

  1. CFU colony-forming units, TVCs total viable counts.
  2. aMann–Whitney U test and paired-chi square (Fisher exact) test were used to compare the differences in the experiment and control group.
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