Table 1.

Age, gender, breed, and treatment for the 10 dogs and the number of Staphylococcus-like colonies recovered at each collection time

					Log (CFU/swab)
					Pre-treatment		Treatment		Follow-up
Dog	Age	Gender	Breed	Other treatmentsa	MSAc,e	MSA + Oxad	MSAe	MSA + Oxa	MSAe,f	MSA + Oxa
1	2 y	M	Beagle	2% Chlorhexidine	2.54	ND	2.31	1.31	3.05	2.44
2	8 mo	F	Mixed	Herbal creamb	2.84	ND	2.7	1.52	2.95	2.65
3	9 mo	F	Mixed	Herbal cream	2.48	ND	2.56	1.64	3.64	3.65
4	1 y	M	German shepherd	2% Chlorhexidine	2.75	ND	2.82	0.9	2.87	2.88
5	1.5 y	F	Mixed	2% Chlorhexidine	2.35	ND	2.45	1.22	2.65	2.12
6	10 mo	F	English cocker spaniel	None	2.56	ND	2.46	1.32	2.95	2.44
7	1 y	M	Pug	None	2.25	ND	2.56	1.64	2.65	2.77
8	1.5 y	M	Beagle	2.5% Benzyl peroxide	2.29	ND	2.54	1.02	2.4	2.55
9	9 mo	M	Mixed	Herbal cream	2.36	ND	2.51	1.54	2.96	ND
10	1 y	M	Mixed	2.5% Benzyl peroxide	2.9	ND	2.89	1.33	3.54	ND

^aOther treatments apart from oral cephalexin.

^bLocal herbal product containing custard apple seeds and other Thai herbal ingredients recommended for localized dermatitis.

^cMannitol salt agar.

^dMannitol salt agar containing oxacillin, 0.5 μg/mL.

^eNumbers of Staphylococcus-like colonies between the 3 groups were significantly different (Kruskal-Wallis test; P = 0.007).

^FNumbers of Staphylococcus-like colonies in the follow-up group were greater than in the pre-treatment and treatment groups (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test; P = 0.005 and P = 0.013).

ND — not detectable; M — male; F — female; CFU — colony-forming units. Chlorhexidine and benzoyl peroxidase were shampoos.