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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 456-459Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.09.014
Keywords
Decolonization; Surgical site infection; Prophylaxis; Nares
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- Professional Disposables International (PDI)
- Department of Veterans Affairs
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In a randomized, nonblinded, placebo-controlled trial, a single application of a 10% povidone iodine preparation significantly reduced nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at 1 and 6 hours after application, but suppression was not sustained at 12 or 24 hours. Twice-daily treatment for 5 days did not reduce nasal methicillin-resistant S aureus measured 12 hours postdosing in comparison to controls. These results suggest that single preoperative applications of povidone iodine will be effective for short-term suppression of S aureus during the perioperative period. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
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