Does human saliva decrease the antimicrobial activity of chlorhexidine against oral bacteria?
Abstract: Background: Several studies have shown the antibacterial effectiveness of 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) in both in vitro and in vivo studies. In this way, CHX comes directly in contact with saliva. This in vitro study aimed at investigating the possible neutralizing effect of saliva on CHX.
Methods: Saliva samples (12 ml) were collected from twenty healthy volunteers. The aerobic and anaerobic bacterial counts in saliva were determined on Colombia blood agar (CBA) and yeast cysteine agar (HCB), respectively. Saliva from each subject was divided among 4 experimental groups (3 ml/group). Samples were centrifuged at 4000 g for 10 min. The centrifuged salivary bacteria were incubated with the following solutions: 0.2% CHX in saliva, CHX in saliva with 7% ethanol, CHX in 0.9% NaCl, CHX in 0.9% NaCl with 7% ethanol. After exposure for 1 min or 3 min to these CHX solutions, the CHX was neutralized and the bacteria were cultivated, after which the number of colony forming units (aerobic and anaerobic) was determined.
Results: CHX reduced the CFU in all groups significantly (p = 0.0001). Therefore, CHX had a similar effect on both aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms. Significantly more bacteria survived the effect of CHX when kept in salivary solution. This effect from saliva could be compensated by the addition of ethanol. In the absence of saliva there was no significant difference observed in the effectiveness of CHX with respect to ethanol. Prolonging the exposure time to 3 min enhanced the effectiveness of CHX.
Conclusions: The effect of saliva on the antimicrobial activity of CHX was weak albeit statistically significant. However, addition of 7% ethanol compensates this effect. The impact of saliva on the reduction of the antimicrobial efficacy of mouthrinses such as CHX needs to be taken into consideration with regard to improving their antibacterial properties
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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BMC research notes. 7 (2014), 711, DOI 10.1186/1756-0500-7-711, issn: 1756-0500
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Biowissenschaften, Biologie
- Schlagwort
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Chlorhexidin
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Antimikrobieller Wirkstoff
Bakterien
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Freiburg
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Universität
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2014
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Abouassi, Thaer
Hannig, Christian
Mahncke, Katja
Karygianni, Lamprini
Wolkewitz, Martin
Hellwig, Elmar
Al-Ahmad, Ali
- Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen
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10.1186/1756-0500-7-711
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-124996
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Beteiligte
- Abouassi, Thaer
- Hannig, Christian
- Mahncke, Katja
- Karygianni, Lamprini
- Wolkewitz, Martin
- Hellwig, Elmar
- Al-Ahmad, Ali
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Medizinische Fakultät
- Klinik für Zahnerhaltungskunde und Parodontologie
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Universität
Entstanden
- 2014
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