Table 1.
Sample 2-4 dilution | No. of CFU/ml | Identification | Score |
% CV | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specimen 1 | Specimen 2 | Specimen 3 | Mean ± SD | ||||
Undiluted | 5.9 × 106 | Reliable identification | 2.230 | 2.112 | 2.211 | 2.184 ± 0.063 | 2.90 |
2.234 | 2.245 | 2.170 | 2.216 ± 0.041 | 1.83 | |||
2.204 | 2.354 | 2.229 | 2.262 ± 0.080 | 3.55 | |||
1:10 | 5.9 × 105 | Reliable identification | 1.985 | 2.087 | 2.013 | 2.028 ± 0.053 | 2.60 |
2.160 | 2.057 | 2.079 | 2.099 ± 0.054 | 2.58 | |||
1.942 | 1.984 | 2.006 | 1.977 ± 0.033 | 1.64 | |||
1:100 | 5.9 × 104 | Not reliable identification | 1.328 | 1.230 | 1.276 | 1.278 ± 0.049 | 3.84 |
1.174 | 1.381 | 1.273 | 1.276 ± 0.104 | 8.11 | |||
1.382 | 1.361 | 1.370 | 1.371 ± 0.011 | 0.77 | |||
1:1,000 | 5.9 × 103 | Not reliable identification | 1.446 | 1.540 | 1.483 | 1.489 ± 0.047 | 3.18 |
1.231 | 1.264 | 1.245 | 1.246 ± 0.017 | 1.33 | |||
1.212 | 1.363 | 1.288 | 1.288 ± 0.076 | 5.86 |