Skip to main content

Table 2 Spearman correlation analysis of MB concentration and CFU counts of different strains

From: Antimicrobial effect of methylene blue in microbiologic culture to diagnose periprosthetic joint infection: an in vitro study

Reference strain

r value

P value

SAU

− 0.340

0.215

SEP

− 0.094

0.738

SHO

− 0.832

< 0.001#

ECO

− 0.454

0.089

KPN

0.416

0.123

ABA

− 0.945

< 0.001#

SPY

0.472

0.075

CAL

0.283

0.306

  1. MB methylene blue, CFU Colony-forming unit, SAU Staphylococcus aureus, SEP Staphylococcus epidermidis, SHO Staphylococcus hominis, ECO Escherichia coli, KPN Klebsiella pneumoniae, ABA Acinetobacter baumannii, SPY Streptococcus pyogenes, CAL Candida albicans
  2. #Significant
Back to article page

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X