Antibacterial activity of four mouthrinses containing triclosan against salivary Staphylococcus aureus Atividade antibacteriana de quatro anti-sépticos bucais contendo triclosan contra Staphylococcus aureus da saliva

The maximum inhibitory dilution (MID) of triclosan-based mouthwashes against 28 Staphylococcus aureus strains was evaluated. Dilutions ranging from 1/10 to 1/655,360 were prepared. Strains were inoculated using a Steers multipoint inoculator. The MID was considered as the maximum dilution capable of...

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Main Authors: Juliane Maria Guerreiro Tanomaru, Andresa Piacezzi Nascimento, Evandro Watanabe, Fumio Matoba-Júnior, Mário Tanomaru-Filho, Izabel Yoko Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000300030