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. 2016 Dec 1;16:e32.

Table 3.

Group I hypochlorous acid irrigation: Wound bacterial quantification and surgical closure outcome

Patient Day 1
preoperative debridement
bacterial count
Day 1
postoperative debridement
bacterial count
Day 7
preoperative closure
bacterial count
Day 14
wound closure outcome
1I X Pseudomonas 106
K Klebsiella 104
X: 102
K: 102
X: 102
K: 10
Wound healed
No complications
2I X Pseudomonas 107
S Staphylococcus aureus 105
E Enterococcus 106
X: 103
S: 0
E: 102
X: 10
S: 0
E: 102
Wound healed
No complications
3I X Pseudomonas 106
S Staphylococcus aureus 105
X: 0
S: 102
X: 102
S: 102
Wound healed
No complications
4I X Pseudomonas 107
S Staphylococcus aureus 104
X: 0
S: 0
X: 102
S: 0
Wound healed
No complications
5I X Pseudomonas 105
S Staphylococcus aureus 105
X: 10
S: 0
X: 10
S: 0
6I X Pseudomonas 105
E Escherichia coli 105
X: 10
E: 0
X: 102
E: 0
Wound healed
7I X Pseudomonas 104
S Staphylococcus aureus 105
E Enterococcus 104
X: 10
S: 0
E: 10
X: 102
S: 10
E: 0
2-cm wound
Dehiscence 2o to
delayed anticoagulation
8I X Pseudomonas 104
S Staphylococcus aureus 105
X: 0
S: 0
X: 10
S: 10
Day 6
100%
Graft
9I X Pseudomonas 105
K Klebsiella 104
X: 10
K: 10
X: 102
K: 0
Small partial dehiscence