Skin Microbiota in Contact Sports Athletes and Selection of Antiseptics for Professional Hygiene

Table 3

The quantitative content of bacteria found on the athletes skin before and after training sessions.

Microorganisms	Before training			After training			Significance of differences (p)
	Frequency of occurrence, % of; cases	Mean, CFU/cm^2	SD, CFU/cm^2	Frequency of occurrence, % of cases	Mean, CFU/cm^2	SD, CFU/cm^2
Bacillus cereus	86.7	5.810^5	1.2510^6	86.7	9.410^4	1.210^5	0.15
Acinetobacter lwoffii	33.3	7.4710^5	2.5710^6	40	2.410^5	3.6810^5	0.46
Acinetobacter baumannii	26.7	810^4	1.7410^5	6.7	3.3310^4	1.2910^5	0.41
Staphylococcus aureus	66.7	2.8110^4	4.510^4	80	9.1310^4	1.710^5	0.18
Staphylococcus epidermidis	53.3	5.2710^4	1.2910^5	46.7	2.8710^4	4.4710^4	0.5
Staphylococcus saprophyticus	40	9.3410^3	2.5510^4	46.7	8.1710^4	1.7310^5	0.12
Micrococcus luteus	20	3.3410^5	1.2910^6	26.7	4.1310^4	1.2910^5	0.39
Aerococcus viridans	6.7	6.6710^3	2.5810^4	6.7	6.6710^2	2.5810^3	0.38