Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Assessing Bacterial Contamination on Hospital Partition Curtains: Moistened Swabs versus RODAC Agar Plates

Yaru Li; Leilei Li; Feng Chen; Dong Wang; Yaping Peng; Wanqiu Wang; Xiaxia Sun; Jianjun Deng; Juan Li

doi:10.12659/MSM.941086

23 September 2023 : Laboratory Research

Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Assessing Bacterial Contamination on Hospital Partition Curtains: Moistened Swabs versus RODAC Agar Plates

Yaru Li^1ACE, Leilei Li^2CE, Feng Chen^1BCD, Dong Wang^1BF, Yaping Peng^1BF, Wanqiu Wang^1BF, Xiaxia Sun^1BCF, Jianjun Deng^1ACEG*, Juan Li^1CF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941086

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941086

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Table 1 Accuracy of swabbing technique vs RODAC agar plate in detecting gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Category	N	Gram-positive bacteria		Gram-negative bacteria
Category	N	n	(%)	n	(%)
Swabbing	96	145	90.06	14	8.7
RODAC agar plate	96	237	76.7	30	9.71
χ		12.42		0.13
		0.0004		0.72

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