Table 2.
Average growth compared to positive control
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Nonsterilized | Sterilized | ||
| 1 | 10.4% | (3.4) | 8.2% | (1.59) |
| 2 | 1.9% | (13.2) | 6.5% | (6.50) |
| 3 | 11.8% | (2.7) | 12.5% | (7.56) |
| 7 | −13.6% | (8.9) | −14.5% | (14.96) |
| 10 | 0.4% | (21.4) | −19.2% | (4.06) |
| 14 | 6.0% | (16.8) | 2.8% | (4.00) |
| 21 | −4.0% | (4.3) | 2.6% | (10.68) |
| 28 | 4.6% | (7.5) | 8.5% | (3.40) |
Parentheses indicate standard deviations.