Table 1

Number (%) of patients with specific bacteria in each treatment group before and after irrigation

Pre-irrigationPost-irrigation
1% PI5% PI1% PI5% PI
Coagulase negative staphylococci33 (63)26 (54)31 (60)19 (40)
Micrococcus 6 (11)5 (10)4 (8)3 (6)
Moraxella 0 (0)1 (2)0 (0)0 (0)
Proteus 3 (6)2 (4)3 (6)1 (2)
Staph aureus 5 (10)9 (19)5 (10)5 (10)
α Haemolytic streptococci5 (10)5 (10)2 (4)3 (6)
Corynebacterium 2 (4)1 (2)0 (0)1 (2)
Peptococcus 1 (2)2 (4)1 (2)0 (0)
Klebsiella 0 (0)1 (2)0 (0)0 (0)
E coli 1 (2)0 (0)1 (2)0 (0)