A prospective, randomized, open-level clinical trial demonstrates that gargling with povidone-iodine accelerates viral clearance and reduces saliva infectivity in patients with asymptomatic or mild ...

Gargling with povidone-iodine mouthwash, which has been used as a preprocedural rinse to control COVID-19 in dentistry, may result in a high ingestion rate of iodine, according to a study published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dilute povidone betadine lavage is effective and cost-effective, said Thomas P. Schmalzried, MD, who discussed ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Clinicians should consider nasal povidone-iodine as an alternative to nasal mupirocin ointment to reduce risk of deep Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections (SSI) following ...

Sept. 17 (UPI) --A commercially available nasal antiseptic solution "inactivates" COVID-19 just 15 seconds after the coronavirus is exposed to it, effectively preventing the infection from developing, ...

BOSTON — The application of topical gels to the eye prior to cataract surgery does not compromise the antibacterial effect of povidone-iodine during surgery, according to a new study. "This is the ...

Retina specialists are shifting from povidone iodine to chlorhexidine to prevent infections after eye injections. A new study ...

This study assessed the effectiveness of one vs two applications of povidone-iodine in decontaminating the eye before cataract surgery. This was a prospective, interventional study of 52 patients ...

There is no firm proof that gargling prevents respiratory infections caused by coronavirus — or any virus or bacteria. But there’s also little downside. By Neal Naito, M.D. As Americans search for ...

A trip to visit family in Kolkata, India, put South Dakota State University assistant professor Saikat Basu in the middle of that country's second wave of COVID-19 infections. However, it also gave ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today the availability of BD Surgiphor™ ...