Table 1: Counts of E. faecalis CFUs before and after disinfection protocols.
Before treatment | After treatment | p | |||||
Mean | Median | Range | Mean | Median | Range | 0.001* | |
5.25% NaOCI | 1.34 × 108 | 1 × 108 | 6 × 107 - 3 × 108 | 2.1 × 105 | 2 × 105 | 6 × 102 - 4 × 105 | 0.001* |
2% CHX | 4.8 × 107 | 5 × 107 | 1 × 107 - 1 × 108 | 2 × 104 | 2 × 104 | 1 × 104 - 9 × 104 | 0.001* |
Gaseous O3 + O3 water | 6.68 × 107 | 3 × 107 | 4 × 104 - 4 × 108 | 1.77 × 106 | 1 × 106 | 1 × 103 - 9 × 106 | 0.001* |
Gaseous O3 | 2.38 × 106 | 2 × 107 | 3 × 105 - 8 × 106 | 2.2 × 105 | 2 × 105 | 0.01 - 1 × 106 | 0.001* |
Saline | 1.49 × 106 | 1 × 106 | 1 × 105 - 3 × 106 | 1.49 × 106 | 1 × 106 | 0.1 × 106 - 3 × 106 | 1.000 |
Wilcoxon singned ranks test *p < 0.01.