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Determination of the lowest dilution of aluminium acetate solution able to inhibit in vitro growth of organisms commonly found in chronic suppurative otitis media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Oliver
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
Kruger
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
Thorp
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
Prescott
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa

Abstract

Burow’s solution has been found to inhibit the in vitro growth of most commonly occurring bacteria found in the discharging ear. These organisms were inoculated onto appropriate agar plates that contained serial dilutions of aluminium acetate. Results show that the lowest dilution able to inhibit the growth of these organisms lies between a 1:80 and a 1:160 dilution of Burow’s solution.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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