Airborne Viable and Microbiological Counts per 424.5 L (15ft3) When Cleanroom Undergarments and Full Cleanroom Attire were Worn
| Garments | Air Sampler Counts per 424.5 L (15ft3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioTrak® | Andersen | AirTrace® | ||||
| Viables | Gelatine Filter | Aerobic Incubation | Anaerobic Incubation | Combined MCPs | Aerobic Incubation | |
| Cleanroom undergarments | 990 | 225 | 399 | 42 | 441 | 357 |
| Full cleanroom attire | 188 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Times reduction of counts when full cleanroom attire compared to undergarments | 5.3 | 225 | >399 | >42 | >441 | >357 |
| Ratio of viables to combined MCPs | Cleanroom undergarments—990:441, or 2.3:1 Full cleanroom attire—188:0, or >188:1 | |||||