Comparison of 5% povidone-iodine solution against 1% povidone-iodine solution in preoperative cataract surgery antisepsis: A prospective randomised double blind study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-167

  Ferguson, Andrew W ^a,b   Scott, J A ^a   McGavigan, J ^a   Elton, R A ^c   McLean, J ^a   Schmidt, U ^a   Kelkar, R ^a   Dhillon, B ^b  

^a Stirling Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

^c Rob Elton Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODOPHORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0037309938     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.2.163     Document Type: Article

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