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Table 2 Number of cfu/mL retrieved from fittings no. 1-8

From: Influence of pre- and post-usage flushing frequencies on bacterial water quality of non-touch water fittings

Weeks

no. 1

no. 2

no. 3

no. 4

no. 5

no. 6

no. 7

no. 8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

2

> 1,000

-

0

2

67

15

0

-

3

> 1,000

-

0

0

0

0

124

-

4

> 1,000

> 1,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

> 1,000

-

150

>1,000

46

0

100

-

6

> 1,000

-

62

400

123

14

300

-

7

> 1,000

-

1

1

10

1

10

-

8

> 1,000

> 1,000

162

200

152

22

500

-

9

> 1,000

-

69

226

30

0

167

4

10

> 1,000

-

4

17

1

1

170

0

11

> 1,000

-

317

67

147

6

286

5

12

> 1,000

> 1,000

17

21

14

0

252

0

13

> 1,000

-

89

139

30

0

192

1

14

> 1,000

-

87

46

402

1

90

0

15

> 1,000

-

95

15

10

16

226

0

16

> 1,000

> 1,000

20

1

1

1

55

1

17

> 1,000

-

200

259

321

11

500

3

18

> 1,000

-

180

117

237

26

118

2

19

> 1,000

-

290

109

150

40

250

0

20

> 1,000

-

17

0

0

0

0

-

Geometric mean

-

-

17.8

15.4

14.2

2.2

39.7

1.0

Scatter factor

-

-

11.9

14.6

12.2

5.4

14.0

2.4