Mean CFU/mL Neisseria gonorrhoeae (108 CFU/mL) to various concentrations of Listerine Total Care, Cool Mint and saline after 1 min of exposure
| CFU/mL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilution | Listerine Total Care | Listerine Cool Mint | Saline |
| Neat | – | – | >105 |
| 1/2 | <102 | <102 | – |
| 1/4 | <102 | 2×102 | – |
| 1/8 | >105 | >105 | – |
| 1/16 | >105 | >105 | – |
| 1/32 | >105 | >105 | – |
Results are mean of three replicates. Results are expressed as ‘<102’ rather than zero because only a 100th of the post exposure sample was taken for culture.
CFU/mL, colony forming units per mL.