TABLE II

LOD of the Model Organisms at the Statistical Cut-Off of 320 Counts/mL and the Correlation Coefficient with Standard Plate Counts

OrganismLOD in CFU/mLCorrelation with Standard Plate Method R2
Escherichia coli109650.98
Entercococcus faecalis371540.92
Pseudomonas aeruginosa275420.98
Ralstonia picketti70790.99
Staphylococcus aureus128820.96