Table 3. CFU at agar plates on different locations.
| Location of the plate | Patient's chest area | Patient's right side | Patient's left side | P value |
| Category I | 627.36 ±34.11 | 407.7 ± 25.88 | 403.56±16.94 | <0.05 |
| Category II | 576.8 ± 30.42 | 419.6±48.22 | 413.6 ±51.38 | <0.05 |
| Category III | 620.47 ±35.22 | 411.9 ± 26.99 | 404.67 ±17.05 | <0.05 |
| Category IV | 589.94± 31.53 | 421.7±49.33 | 416.72±52.49 | <0.05 |
| Category V | 1396.16 ±214.94 | 1064.06±26.70 | 1009.86 ±23.31 | <0.05 |
| P | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 |