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Table 2 Correlation among PM2.5 and PM10, CT values of bacteria and fungi, CFUs, and ATP content

From: Evaluation of the complexity of indoor air in hospital wards based on PM2.5, real-time PCR, adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay, microbial culture and mass spectrometry

 

CT values of fungi

PM2.5

PM10

ATP content

CFUs of bacteria

CFUs of fungi

CT values of bacteria

0.587

−0.657a

−0.558

− 0.743a

−0.615

0.219

CT values of fungi

–

–

−0.608

–

–

−0.157

PM2.5

−0.666a

–

0.969b

0.759a

0.792b

0.100

PM10

–

–

–

0.777b

–

0.162

ATP content

−0.587

–

–

–

0.595

0.016

CFUs of bacteria

−0.388

–

0.692a

–

–

0.169

  1. aSignificant correlation at 0.05 level (bilateral);
  2. bSignificantly related at 0.01 level (bilateral)