Table 5
IRIS BACT count compared with viable count
Viable count (cfu/ml)
IRIS BACT count (cells/µl)
<1
1–9
10–99
⩾100
cfu, colony forming units.
<1000
281
41
46
28
⩾1000 to <10 000
5
0
0
0
⩾10 000 to <100 000
53
5
16
6
⩾100 000
76
24
112
172