Effectiveness and acceptability of intranasal povidone-iodine decolonization among fracture fixation surgery patients to reduce Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.134
Abstract: 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 S. aureus nasal colonization and surveyed. Mean S. aureus concentrations decreased… read more here.
Keywords: surgery patients; decolonization among; surgery; among fracture ... See more keywords