Table 3 Quantitative analysis of GAS strains

 n

12

15

7

 median, copies /μL

1.4 × 10⁶

8.2 × 10⁵

5.4 × 10⁵

 [interquartile range]

[2.2 × 10⁵–4.3 × 10⁶]

[2.4 × 10⁵–1.6 × 10⁶]

[1.4 × 10⁵–2.2 × 10⁶]

 95% confidence interval

2.2 × 10⁵, 4.3 × 10⁶

2.4 × 10⁵, 1.6 × 10⁶

1.0 × 10⁵, 6.1 × 10⁶

 n

11

14

7

 median, copies /μL

3.8 × 10³

1.1 × 10³

2.8 × 10³

  [interquartile range]

[2.7 × 10²–2.8 × 10⁴]

[5.2 × 10²–4.8 × 10³]

[1.8 × 10²–6.9 × 10⁴]

 95% confidence interval

0.0, 1.2 × 10⁵

4.9 × 10², 8.0 × 10³

0.0, 1.3 × 10⁵

 n

7

11

7

 median copies /μL

0

0

0

 [interquartile range]

[0.0–0.0]

[0.0–1.2 × 10²]

[0.0–0.0]

 95% confidence interval

0.0, 9.0 × 10³

0.0, 1.7 × 10⁴

0.0, 2.8 × 10³