Aim:-To assess the efficacy of single dose 0.2% povidone -iodine instillation in the management of chyluria. Materials & method: Forty-five patients who presented with chyluria to surgical out-patient department at Dr RML Combined hospital, Lucknow from JUNE 2014 to FEBRUARY 2015. There were 27 males and 18 females, between age groups 25 to 48 years. After taking informed consent for the study ...

BACKGROUND Infection after transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy of the prostate is a major and potentially life-threatening problem. Using antibiotic premedication can not completely eliminate infection after biopsy. OBJECTIVES We performed this study to determine the value of using povidone-iodine in prevention of post biopsy infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS Totally, 280 patients who...

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...

OBJECTIVE This study documents the current practice of perioperative prophylactic methods used for cataract surgery in Yemen. It investigates the routine practice in antibiotic and antiseptic use in preventing postoperative endophthalmitis. METHODS This is a non-comparative survey. A telephone interview survey was conducted with 100 ophthalmologists' from different governorates in Yemen in Se...

BACKGROUND In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) had eight sets of conflicting recommendations for decontaminating medical equipment. We conducted a systematic review of observational studies to assist WHO in reconciling the various guidelines. This paper summarises the methods developed and illustrates the results for three procedures--alcohol, bleach and povidone iodine. METHODS We d...

OBJECTIVE The study was conducted to compare povidone-iodine spray and traditional scrub-paint techniques in reducing abdominal wall bacteria during preoperative preparation. STUDY DESIGN Sixty patients scheduled to undergo vaginal surgery were recruited for study. Cultures of the abdominal skin were performed before and after preparation with two techniques: A traditional 5-minute iodophor s...

Objective: We aimed to determine the scolicidal effect of hypochlorous acid and its efficiency at different concentrations. Materials Methods: tested effectiveness in-vitro on sterile gauze concentrations in test tubes. In addition, we compared with activity other agents, povidone-iodine 10% chlorhexidine-gluconate 0.04%. Results: Hypochlorous was 100% effective 5 minutes 1/1 (200 ppm/mL), 1/10...

Allergic dermatitis around the catheter exit site, caused by topical antiseptics such as povidone iodine and chlorhexidine gluconate, is an uncommon complication in patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD). As yet, published reports concerning this rare non catheter-related complication are few. The frequency of this type of dermatitis is not known, because reports of isolated cases consti...

Dietary nitrate is reduced to nitrite and nitric oxide by microbial flora, and this activity is beneficial to vascular health. It has been reported that this bacterial process is inhibited by chlorhexidine mouthwash, although the effects of other products are largely unknown. This study examined the effects of several treatments on salivary nitrate/nitrite and nitrate-reducing bacteria. Twelve ...

PURPOSE To compare efficacy of a 1-day versus 3-day application of topical levofloxacin in reducing ocular surface bacteria. METHODS In this prospective randomized controlled trial, 100 volunteer patients (50 per group) were assigned to receive topical 0.5% levofloxacin four times daily for 1 day or 3 days. Conjunctival cultures were obtained prior to (T0) and after the application of antibio...