Table 1 Data reporting from the laboratory test and numbers used for statistical calculation
Score assigned by laboratory | According range of bacterial species (for A. actinomycetemcomitans) | Estimated counts as used for statistical analysis (for A. actinomycetemcomitans) |
|---|---|---|
– | < 104 (<10e3) | 0.1 (0.1) |
(+) | 104 (103) | 10,000 (1000) |
+ | < 105 (< 104) | 50,000 (5000) |
++ | < 106 (< 105) | 500,000 (50000) |
+++ | ≥106 (≥105) | 1,000,000 (500000) |