To the Editor—We read with great interest the articles by Noorani et al in the British Journal of Surgery and by Lee et al in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. The authors have published almost simultaneously two systematic reviews of what is described as comparisons of chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine for preoperative skin antisepsis. On the basis of their analyses, the authors ...

Introduction: Orthodontist must take precautionary measures to protect patients from cross-infection by contaminated materials received the manufacturers. To minimize incidence of prior bonding an invitro study was done assess antibacterial activity chlorhexidine, povidone iodine and glutaraldehyde. Aim: compare 2% 5% glutaraldehyde on orthodontic bonding. Materials methods: A total 36 samples ...

conclusions due to the good tolerance of patients towards topical anesthesia, pouring a drop of povidone-iodine 10% seems to be a simple and acceptable method to reduce the growth of microorganisms of the conjunctiva. background postoperative endophthalmitis is one the most serious complications of cataract surgery. the majority of causative organisms in this destructive infection come from the...

This research was conducted to find out the reproductive disorders of postpartum and effectiveness its treatment in various nations beef cattle. A total 30 cattle raised groups D.I.Y. area used as samples. Cows are divided into three namely control group, iodine povidone infusion antibiotic group. First, second, third months performed clinical examination, blood collection, rectovaginal examina...

AIM to investigate the effectiveness of 10% povidone-iodine after a 30-second or 2-minute drying time on microbial count reduction at the point of a Peripheral Intravascular Catheter (PIC) insertion. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. In total, 53 patients were enrolled, 25 were exposed to a 2-m drying time and 28 to a 30-s drying time. From the preliminary results of this study, no diffe...

The use of antiseptic agents to prevent blindness was not a self-evident development. It evolved over a number of years to the point that one antiseptic agent — povidone-iodine — is now used throughout the world, every day, to prevent blindness. The possible effect of iodine on the eye was first appreciated in 1951 when a reduction in ocular flora was reported following the application of iodin...

Background and Aim: Bacterial colonization occurs following contamination of impression materials with blood and saliva. However, not all disinfecting agents are compatible with the impression materials and may cause changes in the resultant casts. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of various immersion time of addi-tion silicon impressions in different disinfecting solutions on...

BACKGROUND Povidone iodine (PVP-I) is a chemical complex of polyvinylpyrrolidone (also known as povidone or PVP) and elemental iodine. Iodine containing compounds are widely and commonly used as antiseptics and disinfectants. They are available in various forms like aqueous solution, tincture, aerosol, ointment, or foam. Skin irritation to them is due to the oxidative effects of iodine. Because...

No data exists on the activity of biocides (antiseptics and disinfectants) on Rhinosporidium seeberi that causes rhinosporidiosis in humans and animals. On account of the inability to culture R. seeberi, in vitro, dyes were used to assess the morphological integrity and viability of biocide-treated endospores that are considered to be the infective stage of this pathogen. Evan's Blue (EvB) iden...

background: to determine the efficacy of three different antiseptic solutions (control group (i), antibiotic solution – neomycin and polymyxin (ii), chlorhexidine 0.4% (iii), and povidone – iodine 10% (iv)) in disinfecting contaminated bone fragments. methods: under sterile conditions, the femora of 12 rabbits were removed and cut into six millimeter pieces. a total of 200 bone specimens were o...