Veterinarska stanica, Vol. 49 No. 3, 2018.
Original scientific paper
Antiseptic efficacy of chlorhexidine and povidone iodine rinsing lingual mucous membrane in dogs
Panče Dameski
orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-9916
; Veterinarski Fakultet, Bitola, R. Makedonija
Dražen Vnuk
; Veterinarski Fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Boris Habrun
; Hrvatski Veterinarski Institut, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Gordan Kompes
; Hrvatski Veterinarski Institut, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Oral disease in dogs occurs as frequently as in humans. There are many different oral diseases in dogs requiring surgical treatment. The hypothesis of this study was that the antiseptics chlorhexidine gluconate and povidone iodine inhibit bacterial growth and division on the surface of the lingual mucosa. The goal of the study was to examine the basic aerobic bacterial microflora in the mouths of dogs, and to test the antiseptic efficacy of 0.4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CG) and 1% povidone iodine on the lingual mucous membrane. A total of 45 dogs were included in the study, and divided into three groups. The CG group was treated with 0.4% chlorhexidine gluconate, the PI group was treated with 1% povidone iodine, and the control group S was treated with 0.9% saline. Samples were taken by swabbing the dorsal side of the tongue before and after treatment with the antiseptic or saline solution (n= 90 swabs). The number of bacteria was determined using the semi-quantitative method and identification of grown bacteria was performed following inoculation of separate colonies in blood agar. A total of 29 types of aerobic bacteria were isolated and identified from 90 swabs. In terms of efficacy, both chlorhexidine gluconate and povidone iodine showed a statistically significant reduction of the growth of bacterial colonies compared to the control group. There were no statistically significant differences between the two antiseptics in terms of their efficacy to reduce bacterial colonies, i.e. the same number of positive samples was obtained after rinsing with chlorhexidine gluconate and povidone iodine. It can be concluded that a 2-minute rinse of the lingual mucosa with 0.4% chlorhexidine gluconate or 1% povidone iodine is recommended as preparation of this part of the mouth for surgical intervention.
Keywords
chlorhexidine gluconate; povidone iodine; antisepsis; oral bacterial microflora; surgical site infection; dog
Hrčak ID:
223036
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2018.
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