Table 4.
In vivo confocal microscopy parameters by nonchlamydial bacterial infection statusa
| IVCM parameter | No organism |
Pathogenic organism |
Adjusted increaseb | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |||
| Inflammatory infiltrate (no. of cells/mm2) | 731 | 694–769 | 972 | (841–1102) | 230 | 0.0006 |
| Connective tissue organization score | 1.04 | 0.97–1.11 | 1.31 | (1.06–1.56) | 0.12 | 0.40 |
| No. | % | No. | % | Adjusted ORb | ||
| Dendritiform cells present | 22 | (6.0) | 4 | (14.3) | 1.89 | 0.33 |
| Tissue edema present | 13 | (3.6) | 3 | (10.7) | 5.4 | 0.02 |
a
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
b
Compared to no growth and adjusted for age and sex.