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Table 1 p-values calculated using null hypothesis for all applications

From: Foaming Betadine Spray as a potential agent for non-labor-intensive preoperative surgical site preparation

Bacterial species

Observation time period

Porcine skin

S. aureus

24 hrs

-

48 hrs

0.1682

P. aeruginosa

24 hrs

0.4876

48 hrs

0.3486

S. epidermidis

24 hrs

0.4929

48 hrs

0.2819

  1. List of p-values, as calculated for the null hypothesis that the two disinfection protocols (aerosolized foam and sponge based applicator) are equally effective. (n = 4 for S. aureus; n = 5 for S. epidermidis and P. aeruginosa).