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Table 4 Efficacy of P128 gel on nasal Staphylococci in their native physiological state

From: Antistaphylococcal activity of bacteriophage derived chimeric protein P128

Volunteer No.

CFU count

Reduction in CFU (%)

 

Buffer gel

P128 gel

 

1

~105

16

99.99

2

~105

10

99.99

3

~105

18

99.99

4

15

0

> 99.99

5

~105

150

99.90

6

> 105

143

99.90

7

~105

212

99.90

8

~104

57

99.90

9

~104

15

99.90

10

~104

13

99.90

11

~104

14

99.90

12

~104

44

99.90

13

~104

57

99.90

14

> 104

86

99.90

15

~104

29

99.90

16

~104

10

99.90

17

~104

64

99.90

18

~103

3

99.90

19

~103

2

99.90

20

~103

3

99.90

21

~103

6

99.90

22

> 105

1200

99.00

23

~104

128

99.00

24

~104

220

99.00

25

~103

24

99.00

26

~103

22

99.00

27

~103

190

90.00

28

~103

110

90.00

29

~103

310

90.00

30

278

17

90.00

31

250

22

90.00

  1. Both nares of each individual were swabbed. One swab was immersed in P128 hydrogel, and the other was immersed in buffer gel (control). Staphylococcal CFU counts of nasal swabs immersed in P128 gel were significantly lower than CFU counts of control swabs