Evaluation of an ear cleanser for the treatment of infectious otitis externa in dogs.
Thirty-one ears (16 dogs) with otitis externa originating from bacterial or yeast infections were enrolled in a study to evaluate the in vivo efficacy of an ear cleanser containing 2.5% lactic acid and 0.1% salicylic acid for the treatment of infectious otitis externa. The affected ears were treated with the ear cleanser twice daily for 2 weeks and evaluated after 1 and 2 weeks of treatment. The ear cleanser was effective in resolution of infection in 67.7% of the ears, and clinical signs of infectious otitis externa were significantly reduced within 2 weeks.
Cole
Lynette K
LK
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 601 Vernon Tharp Street, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA [corrected].
Kwochka
Kenneth W
KW
Kowalski
Joseph J
JJ
Hillier
Andrew
A
Hoshaw-Woodard
Stacy L
SL
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003902:Detergents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D020156:Salicylic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003902:Detergents; D019344:Lactic Acid; D020156:Salicylic Acid