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. 2009 Sep-Dec;2(3):164–169. doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.55327

Table 2.

Comparison of microbial growth in subjects

Growth on Control group Study group


24 h 48 h 24 h 48 h
Patient end only 16 7 21 20 P > 0.05
Machine end only 0 0 0 1
Both patient and machine ends 8 19 0 2 P< 0.05
Sterile on both ends 6 4 9 7
n 30 30 30 30
Total positive cultures on patient end 24 (16 + s8) 26 (7 + 19) 21 (21 + 0) 22 (20 + 2) P > 0.05