Table 3.
Thickness of biofilms formed by bacterial species on silicone hydrogel contact lenses
Species | Mean ± SD | 95% Confidence Interval for Mean | P – value (versus) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | P. aeruginosa | S. marcescens | S. aureus | ||
P. aeruginosa | 57.33 ± 3.05 | 49.74 | 64.92 | - | .002 | <.001 |
S. marcescens | 43.33 ± 3.51 | 34.60 | 52.05 | .002 | - | .018 |
S. aureus | 34.00 ± 1.00 | 31.51 | 36.48 | <.001 | .018 | - |
SD – Standard deviation.