Table 1 Comparison of candida colonies among the study groups at different time points

Baseline

Median

(Min – Max)

0.509

(0.437 – 0.640)^a

0.540

(0.472 – 0.650)^a

0.940

(0.879 – 1.056)^b

0.529

(0.473 – 0.850)^a

22.168

(<0.0001*)

48 hours

Median

(Min – Max)

0.537

(0.437 – 0.695)^a

0.592

(0.472 – 0.677)^a

0.986

(0.912 – 1.058)^b

0.595

(0.460 – 0.884)^a

22.207

(<0.0001*)

72 hours

Median

(Min – Max)

0.563

(0.412 – 0.688)^a

0.619

(0.443 – 0.709)^ab

0.950

(0.309 – 1.043)^b

0.584

(0.412 – 0.928)^a

13.484

(0.004*)

Test

(p value)

1.947

(0.378)

2.526

(0.283)

11.128

(0.004*)

3.200

(0.202)

Pairwise comparisons

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p₁=0.011, p₂=1.00, p₃=0.016*

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