Floor cleaning: effect on bacteria and organic materials in hospital rooms B.M. Andersen, M. Rasch, J. Kvist, T. Tollefsen, R. Lukkassen, L. Sandvik, A. Welo Journal of Hospital Infection Volume 71, Issue 1, Pages 57-65 (January 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014 Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Residual organic material after mopping, measured by ATP Hygiena. Journal of Hospital Infection 2009 71, 57-65DOI: (10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014) Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Residual organic material after mopping measured by ATP Biotrace. Journal of Hospital Infection 2009 71, 57-65DOI: (10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014) Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Percentage residual organic materials after mopping, measured by two ATP methods. Mean values of 16 experiments each with three paired samples, before and after mopping. Journal of Hospital Infection 2009 71, 57-65DOI: (10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014) Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Organic materials on the floor before and after mopping, studied by two ATP methods, Biotrace and Hygiena. Black bars: mean; white bars: SD. Journal of Hospital Infection 2009 71, 57-65DOI: (10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014) Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Effect of four mopping methods on bacteria (cfu) on floor. Journal of Hospital Infection 2009 71, 57-65DOI: (10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014) Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 Percentage of mean residual cfu on the floors after mopping. Journal of Hospital Infection 2009 71, 57-65DOI: (10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014) Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 7 Colony-forming units (cfu) on the floor before and after mopping. Black bars: mean; white bars: SD. Journal of Hospital Infection 2009 71, 57-65DOI: (10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.014) Copyright © 2008 The Hospital Infection Society Terms and Conditions