Fig. 2From: Antimicrobial coating is associated with significantly lower aerobic colony counts in high-touch areas in an orthopedic ward environmentThe total number of ACC found on twenty cultivation sites before treatment and during 4 months of follow up in the two wards. The treated ward had undergone deep cleaning just before the base line cultivation, while the non-treated ward underwent deep cleaning at week 2. The ratio of hygiene failures was 69% in treated ward and 81% in non-treated wardBack to article page