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Table 3 Application (108 CFU) and recovery of Staphylococcus aureus from football pads over time (numbers represent colony count units).

From: Disinfection of football protective equipment using chlorine dioxide produced by the ICA TriNova system

Time

Surface mesh swab

Under Mesh

Top of foam pad

0.5 cm into foam pad

24 h

2,296

22,640

30,680

1,904

48 h

222

17,104

20,664

343

120

27

8,912

12,136

105

168 h

14

5,320

6,216

26

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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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