Table 2: Showing frequency of isolation of microbial species at baseline.
| Timeline | Organism | Frequency | Percent |
| Baseline (T0) | Proteus | 1 | 2.9 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 2 | 5.9 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 5.9 | |
| Other streptococci | 14 | 41.2 | |
| S. mitis | 6 | 17.6 | |
| P. gingivalis | 2 | 5.9 | |
| Actinomyces | 7 | 20.6 | |
| Total | 34 | 100.0 |