Table 1 Bactericidal activity of hexylresorcinol lozenges
Challenge organism | Test control count* (log10 cfu/mL ± SD) | Contact time (min) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 10 | 30 | ||
Averagea log reduction (log10 cfu/mL ± SD) | |||||
Staphylococcus aureus | 6.7 ± 0.1 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 0.2 |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 6.6 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 5.6 ± 0.1 | 5.6 ± 0.1 |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 7.2 ± 0.1 | 4.7 ± 0.4 | 6.2 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.1 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 6.8 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.4 |
Fusobacterium necrophorum | 5.5 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.2 |