Figure 2.
Reduction in bioburden within the ROCF-ciNPT dressing. (A) Sterile gauze (negative control) and skin interface layer of ROCF-ciNPT dressing were inoculated separately with Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida spp. Microbial growth was measured on day 0 and 7 to quantify the mean colony-forming units per sample. Significant log reduction was observed for (B) S. aureus, (C) P. aeruginosa, and (D) Candida spp. for the ROCF-ciNPT dressing compared to the negative control on day 7. The data shown illustrate the mean (n = 3) with error bars showing the standard error. *p < 0.0001, **p < 0.001.