Triclosan has been used to coat sutures and reduce surgical-site infections (SSI). However, due to environmental issues search for safer antimicrobials is on the way and essential oils are promising candidates. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of a suture containing Lippia sidoides Cham essential oil (LSEO). Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 15656) and Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) were cultivated in BHI (Brain Heart Infusion) medium. Broth microdilution technique for determining the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), agar diffusion test and a monospecies biofilm experiments for testing bacteria adherence were carried out in triplicate. For diffusion agar and multispecies biofilm methods the LSEO was incorporated in a testing suture (Poliglactin 910) using chemical procedures. A suture with triclosan (Vycril® Plus) was used as a positive control. MIC values of LSEO were <15.0 μg/mL for both of strains. The halos of LSEOsuture and triclosan-sutures against S. aureus were of same magnitude (20 mm). The halo for LSEOsuture and triclosan-sutures against E.coli were 5 and 3 mm, respectively. The LSEO-suture presented the same bacterial anti-adherence effect as the triclosan-suture. This study showed that Lippia sidoides Cham oil is a promising antimicrobial material to coat sutures and reduce surgical-site infections (SSI).
O objetivo dessse estudo foi avaliar a susceptibilidade antimicrobiana do óleo essencial da Lippia sidoides Cham, frente a Aggregatibacter actinomycetecomitans ATCC 29522 e Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 0644. A atividade antimicrobiana do óleo da L.sidoides Cham extraídos de folhas e flores e dos constituintes timol e carvacrol através da Concentração Inibitória Mínima (CIM) e determinação bactericida mínima (CBM) frente aos periodontopatógenos Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (ATCC), Porphyromonas gingivalis (ATCC). Resultados: revelaram que a CIM registrado foi de 44,23 a 39,3 mg/mL para o timol e 28,45 a 28,15 mg/mL para carvacrol. Estas concentrações foram consideradas bactericidas quando a CBM foi avaliada. Todas as substâncias analisadas apresentaram efeito sinérgico em associação com a clorexidina. Dessa forma pode-se concluir que a Lippia sidoides Cham foi eficaz para inibir o crescimento in vitro das bactérias periodontopatogênicas apresentando, portanto, potencial biotecnológico para uso na área de odontologia.
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