Table 2 Bacterial growth in the different culture media depending on the gels used during the postoperative period.

From: Effect of antiseptic gels in the microbiologic colonization of the suture threads after oral surgery

  

N

Mean

Standard deviation

Mannitol Agar (Staphylococcus spp. CFU)

Placebo

21

2.8571E + 02

7.83764E + 02

Chlorhexidine

7

7.1429E + 02

1.25357E + 03

Chlorhexidine- chitosan

7

2.8571E + 02

4.87950E + 02

Hyaluronic acid

7

8.3329E + 02

1.21335E + 03

Sabouraud Agar (Candida spp. CFU)

Placebo

21

4.7619E + 01

2.18218E + 02

Chlorhexidine

7

7.1429E + 01

1.88982E + 02

Chlorhexidine -chitosan

7

2.8571E + 02

7.55929E + 02

Hyaluronic acid

7

1.6657E + 02

3.72678E + 02

MacConkey Agar (Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas spp. CFU)

Placebo

21

1.3310E + 04

4.31678E + 04

Chlorhexidine

7

1.4500E + 04

3.02930E + 04

Chlorhexidine-chitosan

7

4.5000E + 03

8.53913E + 03

Hyaluronic acid

7

8.3329E + 02

1.21335E + 03

Blood Agar (Aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms CFU)

Placebo

21

1.1854E + 08

2.28996E + 08

Chlorhexidine

7

7.3643E + 07

5.90367E + 07

Chlorhexidine-chitosan

7

3.5993E + 08

5.06851E + 08

Hyaluronic acid

7

3.5067E + 08

6.28146E + 08

Mitis Salivarius Agar (Streptococcus mutans CFU)

Placebo

21

2.5345E + 05

4.93538E + 05

Chlorhexidine

7

3.9216E + 06

6.23368E + 06

Chlorhexidine-chitosan

7

3.6104E + 06

7.56264E + 06

Hyaluronic acid

7

2.9121E + 05

3.49078E + 05

Total

42

1.4306E + 06

4.12252E + 06