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. 2001 May;45(5):1535–1538. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.5.1535-1538.2001

TABLE 3.

In vivo anti-infective efficacy with delayed inoculationa

Catheter type Total no. of catheters Log10 CFU S. aureus removed (mean ± SD) % of catheters with purulence at insertion site
CS1 44 4.3 ± 2.8b 64b
CS2 45 0.3 ± 0.9b 0b
a

The inoculation occurred 2 days after catheter implantation. 

b

P < 0.001.