Prevalence of pathogenic bacteria
| Baseline visit | 14 day visit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treated | 36/91 | (40%) | 13/84 | (15%) |
| Control | 5/31 | (16%) | 4/25 | (16%) |
| Total | 41/122 | (34%) | 17/109 | (16%) |
↵Pathogenic bacteria are defined, for the purposes of this study, as Staphylococcus aureus,Streptococcus pneumoniae,Haemophilus influenzae,Moraxella sp,Neisseria sp, and other Gram negative rods such as Escherichia coli.