Table 1

Viable Staphylococcus aureus phage particles measured on FFR before and after the decontamination process

vB_HSa_2002p66
Phage titre
(PFU/mL)
Total amount of PFU/FFRPhage titre
(PFU/mL)
Total amount of PFU/FFR
UVGI treated (n=12)Mean0.00E+000.00E+000.00E+000.00E+00
SD0.00E+000.00E+000.00E+000.00E+00
Untreated (n=8)mean1.00E+052.00E+051.33E+042.66E+04
SD6.50E+041.16E+051.15E+042.02E+04
  • FFR, filtering facepiece respirators; PFU, plaque-forming units; UVGI, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.