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. 2013 Nov 1;2(4):1268–1281. doi: 10.3390/biology2041268

Table 4.

List of assay conditions with estimated mean adhesion 1 × 103 CFU mm−2 to 1 × 105 CFU mm−2 for P. aeruginosa and 1 × 103 CFU mm−2 to 1 × 104.5 CFU mm−2 for S. aureus for both etafilcon A and senofilcon A contact lens.

Bacteria* Inoculum size (CFU mL−1) Media Incubation time (hours) etafilcon A senofilcon A
Estimated mean (CFU mm-2) 95% Confidence Interval (CFU mm−2) Estimated mean (CFU mm−2) 95% Confidence Interval (CFU mm−2)
Lower Bound Upper Bound Lower Bound Upper Bound
P aeruginosa 6294 1010 1/10 TSB 2 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.4
106 1/10 TSB 18 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.4
106 PBS 18 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0
103 1/10 TSB 18 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.0 3.9 4.2
P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027 1010 TSBG 2 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.4
1010 PBS 2 4.3 4.1 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.9
106 1/10 TSB 18 4.9 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.8
106 PBS 18 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.6
103 1/10 TSB 18 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.0 3.8 4.1
103 TSBG 18 4.1 4.0 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.7
P. aeruginosa GSU-3 1010 PBS 2 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.8
106 1/10 TSB 2 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7
106 TSBG 2 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.8
106 PBS 2 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.4
106 PBS 18 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.5
106 TSB 2 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.3 3.2 3.4
106 1/10 TSB 18 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.4
103 TSBG 18 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.1 3.4
S. aureus 31 1010 1/10 TSB 2 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.5
1010 TSBG 2 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.5
1010 TSB 2 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.5 3.4 3.7
1010 TSB 2 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.5 3.4 3.7
106 1/10 TSB 18 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.6
S. aureus 38 1010 1/10 TSB 18 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.4
1010 TSBG 18 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.4
1010 TSB 2 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.3
106 1/10 TSB 18 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.5
103 1/10 TSB 18 4.1 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.0
103 TSB 18 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.3
103 TSBG 18 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.8