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Sampling site
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No. of samples
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No. (%) of Legionella-positive samples by qPCRa
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Geometric mean ± SD (log10 copies/m3) in Legionella DNA-positive samplesb
|
|---|
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Road
|
151
|
114 (75.5) A
|
1.80 ± 0.52 C
|
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Bathroom
|
21
|
15 (71.4) A
|
1.82 ± 0.50 CD
|
|
Indoor site
|
30
|
11 (36.7) B
|
0.88 ± 0.56 D
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- aValues with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). Data were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test followed by post hoc Holm test.
- bValues with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey-Kramer post-hoc test for multiple comparisons.
