Table 1.
Average growth compared to positive control
| Staphylococcus aureus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Nonsterilized | Sterilized | ||
| 1 | 7.5% | (2.3) | 5.9% | (0.76) |
| 2 | 3.4% | (9.1) | 3.1% | (2.76) |
| 3 | 10.1% | (4.6) | 10.3% | (5.60) |
| 7 | −6.6% | (6.4) | −9.2% | (7.40) |
| 10 | −0.2% | (9.9) | −12.5% | (2.28) |
| 14 | 4.8% | (8.6) | 0.0% | (2.15) |
| 21 | −1.6% | (3.3) | 1.9% | (9.39) |
| 28 | 4.9% | (5.8) | 4.2% | (1.06) |
Parentheses indicate standard deviations.