Research Article

Antimicrobial Activity of an Amnion-Chorion Membrane to Oral Microbes

Table 1

Median microbial counts across trials.

Species and initial inoculation (CFU/mL)Time (hours)Collagen (CFU/mL)ACM (CFU/mL)Negative control (CFU/mL)Positive control TCN (CFU/mL)

A.a. 1.8 × 106124.25 × 105 (2.95 × 105–4.05 × 106)02.00 × 105 (1.30 × 105–3.40 × 106)0
241.35 × 107 (1.25 × 106–1.00 × 108)01.40 × 107 (1.00 × 107–1.90 × 107)0

S.m. 2.4 × 104125.00 × 106 (1.70 × 105–8.00 × 106)04.40 × 106 (3.80 × 105–6.00 × 106)0
247.37 × 107 (1.30 × 107–6.10 × 108)01.35 × 107 (1.00 × 107–1.80 × 107)0

S.o. 2.3 × 105127.00 × 106 (6.40 × 106–8.00 × 106)05.75 × 106 (3.50 × 106–1.00 × 107)0
242.20 × 107 (1.50 × 107–2.80 × 107)06.00 × 107 (3.50 × 107–7.00 × 107)0

for microbial growth on ACM or positive control vs. either collagen membrane or negative control.