TABLE 2.

Summary of the bacterial organisms cultured from the area surrounding the external ear canal of client‐owned dogs (n = 20) undergoing initial surgical preparation for TECABO, pre‐ and post‐preparation (prep) with CD or PI.

	Pre‐/post‐prep frequency (n = 20)	CD pre‐/ post‐prep frequency (n = 10)	PI pre‐/ post‐prep frequency (n = 10)
Staphylococcus
S. pseudintermedius	12 (60%)/10 (50%)	6 (60%)/6 (60%)	6 (60%)/4 (40%)
S. schleiferi	5 (25%)/5 (25%)	2 (20%)/2 (20%)	3 (30%)/3 (30%)
Enterococcus faecalis	5 (25%)/5 (25%)	1 (10%)/0 (0%)	4 (40%)/5 (50%)
Escherichia coli	2 (10%) / 3 (15%)	0 (0%) / 1 (10%)	2 (20%) / 2 (20%)
Corynebacterium
C. auriscanis	9 (45%)/5 (25%)	4 (40%)/2 (20%)	5 (50%)/3 (30%)
C. amycolatum	2 (10%)/1 (5%)	1 (10%)/0 (0%)	1 (10%)/1 (10%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	4 (20%)/3 (15%)	1 (10%)/0 (0%)	3 (30%)/3 (30%)
Proteus mirabilis	3 (15%)/4 (20%)	1 (10%)/2 (20%)	2 (20%)/2 (20%)
Streptococcus
S. canis	5 (25%)/5 (25%)	1 (10%)/3 (30%)	4 (40%)/2 (20%)
S. halichoeri	4 (20%)/5 (25%)	2 (20%)/3 (30%)	2 (20%)/2 (20%)
Bacillus spp.	2 (10%)/0 (0%)	0 (0%)/0 (0%)	2 (20%)/0 (0%)
Other	6 (30%)/4 (20%)	4 (40%)/2 (20%)	2 (20%)/2 (20%)

Note: Relative frequency is indicated in parentheses.