23 September 2023>: Lab/In Vitro 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 1CFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941086
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941086
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 | ||
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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 |