Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Sampling methods used in the experiment
Counts of bacteria in the air (UFC/m3, using a Biotest RCS sampler) | Counts of particles in the air (particles/m3, using a Biotest APC sampler) | |
|---|---|---|
Sampling capacity | 50 l/min | 2.8 l/min |
Sampling time | 20 min | 20 min |
Sample volume | 1 m3 | 56 l |
Sampling locations in wound area | 34 (17 with LAF and 17 without LAF) | 12 (6 with LAF and 6 without LAF) |
Sampling locations in instruments table area | 12 (6 with LAF and 6 without LAF) | 12 (6 with LAF and 6 without LAF) |