Table 4 Distribution of the numbers of Candida colonies on hands and phone surfaces
From: Isolation frequency of Candida present on the surfaces of mobile phones and handsx
N | \( \overline{x} \) | Me | s | c 25 | c 75 | min | max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candida albicans (number of colonies) | ||||||||
on the hand | 146 | 5.9 | 3 | 6.6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
on the phone | 114 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
on phone—on hand (p = 0.0000) | 108 | –2.6 | –1 | 6.1 | –4 | 0 | –28 | 15 |
Candida glabrata (number of colonies) | ||||||||
on the hand | 156 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 15.7 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 100 |
on the phone | 131 | 8.5 | 5 | 8.3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
on phone—on hand (p = 0.0071) | 121 | –4.2 | –1 | 14.7 | –6 | 2 | –81 | 29 |
Candida krusei (number of colonies) | ||||||||
on the hand | 122 | 12.4 | 5 | 19.5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 100 |
on the phone | 95 | 6.3 | 3 | 8.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 43 |
on phone—on hand (p = 0.0121) | 80 | –6.8 | 0 | 23.1 | –10 | 2 | –98 | 39 |