Antimicrobial activity of different concentrations of NaOCl and chlorhexidine using a contact test

The purpose of this study was to analyze the in vitro antimicrobial activity of sodium hypochlorite (1% and 5%) and chlorhexidine (0.12%, 0.5% and 1%). Bacterial samples (ATCC) of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum wer...

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Main Authors: Sassone Luciana Moura, Fidel Rivail Antonio Sergio, Fidel Sandra Rivera, Dias Marina, Hirata Junior Raphael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto 2003-01-01
Series:Brazilian Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-64402003000200005