Table 3.
The presence of biofilm at different observation points among the three groups.
| Week | Biofilm | Treatment group | p value | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nAg (n = 11) |
MH (n = 10) |
Conventional (n = 10) |
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| 1 | Yes | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.439 | NSa |
| No | 5 | 4 | 7 | |||
| NAb | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| 2 | Yes | 6 | 6 | 6 | >0.9999 | NSa |
| No | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| NAb | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| 3 | Yes | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0.477 | NSa |
| No | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| NAb | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
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| 4 | Yes | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.828 | NSa |
| No | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
| NAb | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
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| 6 | Yes | 4 | 4 | 3 | >0.9999 | NSa |
| No | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||
| NAb | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
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| 8 | Yes | 2 | 3 | 2 | >0.9999 | NSa |
| No | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| NAb | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
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| 10 | Yes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.879 | NSa |
| No | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| NAb | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||
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| 12 | Yes | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.271 | NSa |
| No | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| NAb | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||
NSa: not significant.
NAb: not available (DFU healed).