Table 6. Growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae after exposure to the mouthwashes.
Isolate | Mouthwash | N | Median growth score (IQR) after exposure during | ||||
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30 seconds | 60 seconds | 5 minutes | 30 minutes | 60 minutes | |||
A | Listerine Cool Mint ® | 2 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | NA | NA | NA |
Corsodyl ® | 2 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | NA | NA | NA | |
Biotene ® | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-1) | |
Placebo 1 | 2 | 2 (2-2) | 1 (1-1) | NA | NA | NA | |
Placebo 2 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 1 (1-1) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 3 | 2 | 2 (2-2) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 4 | 2 | 2 (2-2) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 5 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 2 (2-2) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 6 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 3 (3-3) | 2 (2-2) | |
PBS | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | |
B | Listerine Cool Mint ® | 2 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | NA | NA | NA |
Corsodyl ® | 2 | 0.5 (0-1) | 0 (0-0) | NA | NA | NA | |
Biotene ® | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 2 (2-2) | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-1) | |
Placebo 1 | 2 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | NA | NA | NA | |
Placebo 2 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 2 (2-2) | |
Placebo 3 | 2 | 2 (2-2) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 4 | 2 | 2 (2-2) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 5 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 6 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (2-4) | 2 (2-2) | 1 (1-1) | |
PBS | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | |
C | Listerine Cool Mint ® | 2 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | NA | NA | NA |
Corsodyl ® | 2 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | NA | NA | NA | |
Biotene ® | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 3 (3-3) | |
Placebo 1 | 2 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-1) | NA | NA | NA | |
Placebo 2 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 1 (1-1) | |
Placebo 3 | 2 | 1 (1-1) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 4 | 2 | 2 (2-2) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 5 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | |
Placebo 6 | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-3) | |
PBS | 2 | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) |
NA, not assessed; PBS, phosphate buffered saline.