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Graph showing bacterial load in wound dressings without (placebo) and with silver (Ag) after 24-hour incubation on inoculated SST. Error bars show standard error of the mean (SEM) with n = 3 for the placebo samples and n = 5 (HF-Ag and F-Ag) or n = 6 (SSF-Ag) for the silver containing dressings. *Significantly different from corresponding placebo at P < 0.05.
