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Figure 1

Recovery room layout
Recovery room layout

Figure 2

Total bacterial and mould counts before (BT) and after (AT) 1-hour treatment with ozone at the concentration of 15.71 mg/m3. Different letters denote significant differences between groups (p<0.05; nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test)
Total bacterial and mould counts before (BT) and after (AT) 1-hour treatment with ozone at the concentration of 15.71 mg/m3. Different letters denote significant differences between groups (p<0.05; nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test)

Figure 3

Changes in bacterial counts and prevalence (%) by identified genera before (BT) and after (AT) ozone treatment (15.71 mg/m3) at the three sampling points. Different letters denote significant differences between groups (p<0.05; nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test).
Changes in bacterial counts and prevalence (%) by identified genera before (BT) and after (AT) ozone treatment (15.71 mg/m3) at the three sampling points. Different letters denote significant differences between groups (p<0.05; nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test).

Inhibition rates of total bacteria counts at the three sampling points

Sampling point Before treatment ozone
After treatment ozone
Inhibition (%)
r Pr r Pr
L1 – sink
413
2986
276
467
33
L2 – desk
367
992
151
189
58
L3 – window sill 309 591 118 140 61

Inhibition rates by identified bacteria at the three sampling points.

Bacteria by identified genera Sink
Desk
Window sill
Before ozone treatment
After ozone treatment
Inhibition (%)
Before ozone treatment
After ozone treatment
Inhibition (%)
Before ozone treatment
After ozone treatment
Inhibition (%)
r Pr r Pr r Pr r Pr r Pr r Pr
Micrococcus spp.
380
1189
260
419
31
345
791
141
174
59
275
464
105
122
61
Staphylococcus spp.
15
15
10
10
33
2
2
2
2
0
4
4
4
4
0
Bacillus spp.
13
13
4
4
69
10
10
3
3
70
20
20
0
0
100
Acinetobacter spp. 5 5 2 2 60 10 10 5 5 50 10 10 9 9 10
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