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Effectiveness and acceptability of intranasal povidone-iodine decolonization among fracture fixation surgery patients to reduce nasal colonization.

Schweizer ML, Herwaldt LA, Boyken L, Pottinger J, Quinn R, Diekema DJ, Armstrong-Pavlik F, Ward M, Sekar P, Willey MC. Effectiveness and acceptability of intranasal povidone-iodine decolonization among fracture fixation surgery patients to reduce nasal colonization. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Jun 1; 44(6):982-984.

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Abstract:

We evaluated povidone-iodine (PVI) decolonization among 51 fracture-fixation surgery patients. PVI was applied twice on the day of surgery. Patients were tested for nasal colonization and surveyed. Mean concentrations decreased from 3.13 to 1.15 CFU/mL ( = .03). Also, 86% of patients stated that they felt neutral or positive about their PVI experience.





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