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Table 2 Positive cultures for Staphylococcus aureus and/or Streptococcus zooepidemicus in 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

No of horse positive for S. aureus and/or S. zooepidemicus

(No of investigated horses)

Sampling day

Untreated wounds

LHP ® treated wounds

Petrolatum treated wounds

p-value (Fisher's exact test)

2

0 (10)

0 (10)

0 (10)

-

6

2 (10)

0 (10)

3 (10)

0.32

16

0 (10)

0 (10)

7 (10)

< 0.001

  1. ** LHP®cream base (w/w %): Glycerol monolaurate (7.0); Glyceryl monomyristate (21.0); Polyoxyethylene (100)stearate (1.0); Propylenglycol (2.0); Citronsyra (0.9); Natriumhydroxid to ph 4.5-4.8 (0.3); Sulfuric acid 1 M (0.04); Sodium oxalate (0.14); Salicylic acid (0.1); Sodium edetate (0.05); Sodium pyrofosfate (0.025); Sodium stannate (0.04); water (100.0)