Open, prospective trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination of metronidazole and povidone iodine in comparison to povidone iodine alone in pre- and postoperative sterilisation and surgical wound healing

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 615-618

  Walwaikar, P P ^a   Morye, V K ^a   Gawde, A S ^a  

^a JB Chemicals Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Metronidazole and povidone iodine; Povidone iodine; Pre and postoperative sterilisation; Surgical wound healing

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036808025     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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