Comparison of the antibacterial activity of lidocaine 1% versus alkalinized lidocaine in vitro.


Begec Z., Gulhas N., TOPRAK H. İ., YETKIN G., KUZUCU C., ERSOY M. O.

Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental, vol.68, no.4, pp.242-8, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: Infections after epidural and spinal blocks are rare. The topical anesthetic lidocaine used in these procedures has been found to have antibacterial effects on various microorganisms. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the antibacterial effects of alkalinized lidocaine on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.