Table 2.
Total Bacterial Population Consisting of S. aureus, % | Subjects, %, by Anatomical Site and Study Group |
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Forearm |
Dorsal Aspect of Foot |
Plantar Aspect of Foot |
Interdigital Space of Foot |
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Control | Diabetes | Control | Diabetes | Control | Diabetes | Control | Diabetes | |
>10.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
>1.0 | 30.0 | 16.7 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
>0.1 | 63.3 | 70.0 | 66.7 | 73.3 | 23.3 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
>0.01 | 96.7 | 100.0 | 93.3 | 96.7 | 63.3 | 93.3a | 26.7 | 26.7 |
Data were determined by comparing quantitative polymerase chain reaction results for nuc with those for the universal bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA.
a P = .01, by the χ2 test, compared with controls.