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Primary study · included by 1 review

Antibacterial effect of chitosan and its derivative on Enterococcus faecalis associated with endodontic infection.

Wang 2020 · Wang Nan, Ji Yanjing, Zhu Yanli, et al. · Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020

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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Chitosan vs. Sodium Hypochlorite Against Enterococcus faecalis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Wang 2020 · Figure 2; Figure 3; Supplementary Table S1; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Number of E. faecalis (colony-forming units, CFU/mL)
Chitosan-based irrigant (0.1% to 2%) vs Sodium hypochlorite (2% to 5.2%)
MD -0.28 [-1.54, 0.97]6 studies · 188 participantsHigh

1 including review in total.