background: this study was performed to evaluate and compare the clinical and antimicrobial efficacy of subgingival irrigation with tetracycline and povidone‑iodine as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy. materials and methods: twenty subjects with chronic moderate periodontitis were recruited in this split‑mouth study with probing pocket depth of >3 and ≤5 mm and clinical attachment ...

Wound washing with antiseptic liquid is one step in the management of chronic wounds. In infected wounds, expected to reduce bacterial colonies and help eradicate infection. One important pathogenic bacteria Acinetobacter Baumannii. These opportunistic germs can form colonies, especially patients receiving broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, treatment ICU, on skin affected by burns. Antiseptic c...

BACKGROUND Malignant pleural effusions continue to be a common problem in patients with metastatic disease, leading to a significant reduction in quality of life with progressive dyspnea, dry cough, chest pain and reduced physical activity. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy, safety, and outcome of Talc Powder Pleurodesis (TPP) with Povidone-iodine Pleurodesis (PIP) through a ches...

OBJECTIVE The antibacterial and antifungal effects of medicated gutta-percha (MGP) over different time periods have not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial and antifungal effectiveness of MGP and regular gutta-percha cones over different time periods using the disk diffusion method. METHODS Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylo...

For author affiliations and current addresses, see end of text. C of blood cultures is common because microflora are usually present on the skin. The misinformation that results from contamination of blood cultures may have deleterious consequences. Therefore, it is important that blood cultures be collected by using a procedure that minimizes contamination (1). In general, preparation of the s...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy, safety, and outcome of thoracoscopic talc poudrage (TTP) versus povidone-iodine pleurodesis (PIP) through a thoracostomy tube as a palliative treatment of pleural effusion due to metastatic breast carcinoma (MBC). METHODS A total of 42 MBC patients were prospectively enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. Twenty-two patients received TTP (group A), where...

OBJECTIVES To investigate antibiotic sensitivities of Streptococcus pneumoniae, viridans streptococci, and group A hemolytic streptococci isolated from the culture materials obtained from the sinuses of patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic sinusitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS We recruited 93 patients (63 males, 30 females; mean age 36+/-17.5; range 19 to 68 years)...

BACKGROUND The treatment of venous leg ulcers is often inadequate, because of incorrect diagnosis, overuse of systemic antibiotics and inadequate use of compression therapy. Stasis dermatitis related to chronic venous insufficiency accompanied by infected superficial ulcers must be differentiated from erysipelas, cellulitis and contact eczema. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of (1) top...

Single institution and population-based studies highlight that infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound guided prostate needle biopsy (TRUS PNB) are increasing. Such infections are largely attributable to quinolone resistant microorganisms which colonize the rectal vault and are translocated into the bloodstream during the biopsy procedure. A povidone iodine rectal preparation ...