Table 2:
Colony counts before insertion of povidone-iodine and after biopsy.
Plate no.
Before
After
1
1
.
1
9
×
1
0
5
5
.
0
×
1
0
2
2
1
.
9
3
×
1
0
4
<
3
.
0
×
1
0
1
3
1
.
0
9
×
1
0
4
<
3
.
0
×
1
0
1
4
7
.
0
×
1
0
3
3
.
6
×
1
0
1
5
7
.
0
×
1
0
5
<
3
.
0
×
1
0
1
6
7
.
4
×
1
0
4
4
.
0
×
1
0
2
∗
𝑃
=
.
0
0
2
.