Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of silver nanoparticles and 2% chlorhexidine gluconate when used alone and in combination assessed using agar diffusion method: An In vitro study

Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of silver nanoparticles and 2% chlorhexidine gluconate when used alone and in combination assessed using agar diffusion method: An In vitro study

Context: Silver nanoparticle (AgNP) is a potent antimicrobial that is widely used in several fields of medicine. Chlorhexidine (CHX) gluconate is a well-known agent used in dentistry to eliminate oral microbial flora. Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of AgNPs, 2% CHX gluconate...

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Main Authors: Seetharam Charannya, Dasarathan Duraivel, Krishnan Padminee, Saravanan Poorni, Cruz Nishanthine, Manali Ramakrishnan Srinivasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Candida albicans
Enterococcus faecalis
Klebsiella pneumoniae
silver nanoparticle
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2018;volume=9;issue=6;spage=204;epage=209;aulast=Charannya

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