Fig. 2
From: Microbial yield from infectious tissues pretreated by various methods: an invitro study
Quantitative recovery of microorganisms from inoculated tissues. Tissue cubes were separately inoculated on 1 surface (a), on six surfaces (b), or on the inside of the samples (c) with 2 × 102 CFU of S. aureus, E. coli, or C. albicans, respectively. Number of colony forming units (CFU) obtained from PJI patient specimens by various pretreatment methods (d).CFU = colony forming units; *P < 0.01 compared to the DTT group, #P < 0.01 compared to the MM group, & P < 0.01 compared to the SF group, ^P < 0.01 compared to the DC group. α P < 0.05 compared to the DTT group, β P < 0.05 compared to the MM group, γ P < 0.05 compared to the SF group, ε P < 0.05 compared to the DC group