Table 4 Differences (between and within groups) in bacterial cultures of burn patients who received larvae or conventional therapy
Contamination | Larvae | Silver | P value Between group |
|---|---|---|---|
Staphylococcus | |||
 Baseline (day 0) | 7 | 8 | 0.51 |
 Day 2 | 5 | 6 | |
 Day 4 | 2 | 5 | |
 Day 6 | 0 | 3 | |
 P within group | 0.016 | 0.06 |  |
Pseudomonas | |||
 Baseline (day 0) | 7 | 10 | 0.84 |
 Day 2 | 7 | 10 | |
 Day 4 | 6 | 8 | |
 Day 6 | 5 | 7 | |
 P within group | 0.50 | 0.25 |  |