Eradication of enterococci biofilms by lactic acid aloneand combined with chlorhexidine and cetrimide
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 17(5): 903-907, sept. 2012. tab
Article
in English
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-103138
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
ABSTRACT
Objective:
The antimicrobial activity of lactic acid (LA) alone or in combination with chlorhexidine (CHX) and cetrimide (CTR) against three Enterococcus faecalis strains, E. faecalis ATCC 29212, E. faecalis EF�D1 and E. faecalis U�1765, one Enterococcus durans strain and one dual�species biofilm was investigated.StudyDesign:
The irrigating solutions tested were 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 2.5% LA, alone and in combination with 2% CHX and with 0.2% CTR. The biofilms were grown in the MBECTM high�throughput device for 24 hours and exposed to the solutions for 30 seconds and 1 minute. "Eradication" was defined as 100% bacterial kill.Results:
Twenty percent LA eradicated all enterococci biofilms after 30 seconds contact time. The association of LA + 0.2% CTR achieved better results than LA alone, in contrast with the results obtained using LA + 2% CHX. E. durans was eradicated by all the tested solutions at 1 minute. The dual�species biofilm, E. faecalis ATCC 29212 + E. durans, gave intermediate values of the pure cultures.Conclusions:
LA is capable of eradicating enterococci biofilm at a concentration of 20%. The combination of lower concentrations with 0.2% CTR achieved eradication after 1 minute (AU)RESUMEN
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Enterococcus faecalis
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Biofilms
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Campus de Cartuja/Spain
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University of Granada/Spain