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 3 The colony counts of swabbing technique and RODAC agar plate at different time points.

Method	Day 1	Day 7	Day 14	Day 28
Swabbing	67.50±101.24	104.79±153.16	282.08±246.92	159.58±127.16
RODAC agar plate	33.58±40.76	51.38±51.23	69.83±49.25	39.67±29.68
Mean±standard deviation (range) of the contamination level (cfu/examined item).

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