Table 1. The mean values of colony count for control and experimental samples and the % ↓ in colony count for Staphylococcus aureus.
| Time of HILT application |
Control (CFU/mL) |
Experimental (CFU/mL) |
p value | % ↓ in colony count |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500J | 3:21 min | 275.25 ± 0.75 | 135.60 ± 0.80 | <0.0001* | 50.90% |
| 600J | 4:01 min | 274.50 ± 0.577 | 92.50 ± 0.75 | <0.0001* | 66.42% |
| 700J | 4:42 min | 273.75 ± 0.957 | 80 ± 0.90 | <0.0001* | 70.69% |
| 800J | 5:22 min | 275.25 ± 0.500 | 62 ± 0.95 | <0.0001* | 77.45% |
CFU/ml: colony-forming units; *Significant.