Prospective comparative evaluation of povidone-iodine (10% for 5 minutes versus 5% for 1 minute) as prophylaxis for ophthalmic surgery

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Jan;34(1):171-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.08.035.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Conjunctiva / drug effects
  • Conjunctiva / microbiology*
  • Endophthalmitis / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures*
  • Povidone-Iodine / administration & dosage*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Povidone-Iodine