Oral Colonization of Staphylococcus Species in a Peritoneal Dialysis Population: A Possible Reservoir for PD-Related Infections?

Table 3

Prevalence and quantification of Staphylococcus spp. in the oral cavity of PD patients and controls.

	PD patients	Controls	value
Prevalence	90.5%	92.9%	>0.999
Counts (log10CFU/mL)	2.79 ± 0.60	2.43 ± 0.64	0.120

Results are prevalence (%) or mean ± SD; PD, peritoneal dialysis; CFU, colony-forming units.