Table 3.
Polymicrobial contamination: log CFU of bacteria recovered from infected defects
| Polymicrobial infection | Time after contamination (weeks) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Log CFU | |||
| SA (103) | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 7.3 ± 0.4 | 6.8 ± 0.5 |
| AB (108) | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 4.9 ± 0.6 | 5.1 ± 0.5 |
| Number of rats | 5 | 4† | 3† |
| SA (104) | 6.8 ± 0.3 | 6.9 ± 0.3 | 5.5 ± 2.3 |
| AB (108) | 4.3 ± 0.82 | 4.5 ± 0.2 | 3 ± 2.3 |
| Number of rats | 5 | 5 | 4* |
Data shown as mean ± standard error of the mean; †one of the 2-week rats and two of the 3-week rats were contaminated with other bacteria, *one of the 3-week rats was contaminated with other bacteria.