OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that fusidic acid would not increase the treatment effect of disinfecting with povidone-iodine alone in children with impetigo. DESIGN Randomised placebo controlled trial. SETTING General practices in Greater Rotterdam. PARTICIPANTS 184 children aged 0-12 years with impetigo. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical cure and bacterial cure after one week. RESULT...

PURPOSE To compare infection rates associated with 2 dressing solutions for metal-skin interfaces. METHODS 60 patients who underwent distraction osteogenesis with external fixators were equally randomised into 2 dressing solution groups (diluted povidone-iodine vs. saline). Fixations were attained using either rigid stainless steel 5-mm diameter half pins or smooth stainless steel 1.8-mm diam...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine gluconate scrubs in preventing surgical site infections. METHODS The randomised controlled clinical trial was conducted from May 2012 to April 2013 in two public-sector hospitals of Pakistan; one each in Karachi and Islamabad. Patients undergoing clean or clean contaminated surgeries were included and were randomly assigne...

Background and Objectives: Hand hygiene is a crucial measure for preventing healthcare-related infections. Surgical scrub is an important factor in the safety and success of a surgical operation. The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate effectiveness of some conventional surgical antiseptic solutions, and to identify the most effective one. Methods: Effectiveness of alcohol-based sol...

ABSTRACT Fractures in Indonesia are the third most common cause of death after coronary heart disease and tuberculosis. Treatment fractures is not only limited to installing fixation devices, cases open fractures, wound care also very influential on success fracture management. The intervention given was with elastic bandages 10% povidone-iodine. These two components have been widely used vario...

The aim of this study was to evaluate burn wound healing activity of coconut shell liquid smoke (CS-LS) in a burn wound animal model. Burn wound-induced mice were treated with CS-LS (CS-LS group), povidone iodine 10% (povidone group), or NaCl 0.9% (NaCl group). Application of CS-LS promoted wound contraction compared to that of the povidone and NaCl groups (P < .05). This study showed a positiv...

Introduction: Antiseptics have been used for many years in human and veterinary medicine. Over the years, lengthening of surgical procedures surgery increasingly frequent use inert material has increased risk infections. This was why skin antisepsis become very important prevention infections wound resulting complications. In Mali, at Gabriel Touré University Hospital, most prescribed family an...

objective: martynia annua l. (m. annua), (martyniaccae) has been traditionally used in the treatment of epilepsy, sore throat and inflammatory disorders. the leaf paste is used topically on tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands and wounds of domestic animals. tephrosia purpurea (t. purpurea), (fabaceae) has been used traditionally as a remedy for asthma, gonorrhea, rheumatism and ulcers. this st...