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Table 5 Significance of the differences between the viable cell counts of P. aeruginosa SG81 on different CL materials

From: A three-phase in-vitro system for studying Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion and biofilm formation upon hydrogel contact lenses

Incubation time

Contact lens material

 

2

3

4

Independent

   

1

< 0.001

0.987

< 0.001

2

-

< 0.001

0.980

3

-

-

< 0.001

24 h

   

1

0.070

0.057

0.093

2

-

0.001

0.998

3

-

-

0.001

48 h

   

1

0.001

0.008

0.001

2

-

0.515

0.743

3

-

-

0.154

72 h

   

1

< 0.001

0.601

0.006

2

-

< 0.001

0.033

3

-

-

0.001

  1. Tukey's HSD Post-hoc test: 1. Acuvue 2 (Etafilcon A); 2. Proclear (Omafilcon A); 3. Biofinity (Comfilcon A); 4. Air Optix (Lotrafilcon B). P ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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