Table 5.
Total counts (colony forming units, CFU/ml-4) of periodontal pathogens in plaque samples of patients with periodontitis, classified according to their stage and grade scores. Data shown as medians (interquartile range, IQR)
| Stage III | Stage IV | Grade B | Grade C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. actinomycetemcomitans | 0.0 (0.0; 1.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 1.73) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.7) | 0.0 (0.0; 1.4) |
| P. gingivalis | 43.6 (3.3; 238.0) | 204.5 (79.2; 564.9) | 69.3 (3.3; 432.8) | 165.0 (29.0; 422.4) |
| P. intermedia | 57.4 (9.9; 145.2) | 79.9 (13.2; 145.2) | 75.9 (16.9; 208.0) | 33.0 (12.5; 131.8) |
| T. forsythia | 46.2 (6.9; 92.4) | 67.0 (33.0; 217.8) | 59.4 (22.1; 151.9) | 66.0 (26.4; 138.6) |
| P. micra | 33.0 (5.6; 125.5) | 49.2 (26.3; 165.0) | 62.7 (7.6; 161.5) | 33.0 (8.5; 112.2) |
| F. nucleatum | 9.9 (0.0; 39.6) | 16.4 (1.3; 46.2) | 19.8 (1.9; 52.8) | 4.0 (0.0; 26.4) |
| C. rectus | 0.0 (0.0; 12.2) | 6.6 (0.0; 46.2) | 0.0 (0.0; 22.5) | 3.3 (0.0; 26.4) |
| E. corrodens | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) |
| C. ochracea | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) |