Micro-organism | Tested media | Growth controls | ||||||
TISSUE-C† | CARRY-C‡ | Level of contamination | ||||||
RESEP+ (n=3) | RESEP− (n=3) | RESEP+ (n=3) | RESEP− (n=3) | 0.1–1 cfu | 0.5–5 cfu | 1–10 cfu | 10–100 cfu | |
Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC 16404 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.00 (n=3) | 100 (n=3) | 100 (n=3) | 100 (n=3) |
Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 | 100 | 0.00* | 100 | 0.00* | 33.33 (n=3) | 100 (n=6) | 100 (n=3) | 100 (n=3) |
Candida albicans ATCC10231 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 67.67 (n=3) | 100 (n=3) | 100 (n=5) | 100 (n=3) |
Clostridium sporogenes ATCC 19404 | 100 | 33.33 | 100 | 33.33 | 33.33 (n=6) | 100 (n=3) | 100 (n=6) | 100 (n=3) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 | 100 | 0.00* | 100 | 0.00* | 33.33 (n=3) | 100 (n=3) | 100 (n=6) | 100 (n=3) |
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 | 100 | 0.00* | 100 | 0.00* | 0.00 (n=3) | 100 (n=3) | 100 (n=6) | 100 (n=3) |
*P<0.05, Fisher’s exact test on the number of positive samples between the RESEP− group and its corresponding growth control.
†Level of contamination: 0.5–5.0 cfu in 500 µL of the tested volume.
‡Level of contamination: 1–10 cfu in 500 µL of the tested volume.
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.