Table 4 Bacterial growth after skin cleansing with the alcohol-based antiseptic with additional benzalkonium chloride (BAC group) and the antiseptic with additional octenidine dihydrocloride (OCT group).

From: Comparison of two different antiseptics regarding intracutaneous microbial load after preoperative skin cleansing in total knee and hip arthroplasties

Bacteria

BAC group (n = 100)

OCT group (n = 100)

P-value

Staph. epidermidis

4

5

n.s

Staph. aureus

 

1

n.s

Staph. capitis

3

2

n.s

Staph. haemolyticus

 

2

n.s

Staph. lugdunensis

3

 

n.s

Staph. hominis

 

3

n.s

Staph.saccharolyticus

 

2

n.s

Paracoccus yeei

2

 

n.s

Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum

2

 

n.s

Micrococcus luteus

9

2

n.s

Bacillus spp.

6

2

n.s

Bacillus spc

4

 

n.s

Bacillus megaterium

1

 

n.s

Bacillus simplex

1

1

n.s

Polymicrobial, n*

14

3

0.005

  1. *More than one different bacterial species grown from cutis and subcutis.
  2. N.s. = not significant.
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