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Table 1 Number of positive bacterial cultures from untreated, LHP® treated and petrolatum treated wounds

From: Evaluation of LHP® (1% hydrogen peroxide) cream versus petrolatum and untreated controls in open wounds in healthy horses: a randomized, blinded control study

 

Untreated wounds

LHP®treated wounds

Petrolatum treated wounds

 

Sampling Day

1-2

3-4

1-2

3-4

1-2

3-4

p-value (Fisher's exact test)

2

6

4

7

3

10

0

0.15

6

6

4

9

1

8

2

0.43

16

10

0

8

2

1

9

< 0.001

  1. Growth is classified as no growth, sparse, moderate or profuse, on the basis of the number of colonies on the plates, in untreated wounds, wounds treated with LHP®cream and petrolatum treated wounds from 10 horses.
  2. 1 No growth (0 colonies), 2 sparse growth (1-19 colonies), 3 moderate growth (20 to 100 colonies) and 4 profuse growth (> 100 colonies).
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147