Maximum inhibitory dilution of mouthwashes containing chlorhexidine and polyhexamethylene biguanide against salivary staphylococcus aureus

• Main Authors: Andresa Piacezzi Nascimento (Author), Juliane Maria Guerreiro Tanomaru (Author), Fumio Matoba-Júnior (Author), Evandro Watanabe (Author), Mario Tanomaru-Filho (Author), Izabel Yoko Ito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine the in vitro maximum inhibitory dilution (MID) of two chlorhexidinebased oral mouthwashes (CHX): Noplak®, Periogard®, and one polyhexamethylene biguanide-based mouthwash (PHMB): Sanifill Premium® against 28 field Staphylococcus aureus strains...