Effects of chloramphenicol, povidone-iodine 1% and 5% eye drops on the colonisation of conjunctival flora in patients undergoing cataract surgery

CONCLUSION: A single dose of povidone-iodine 5% and chloramphenicol effectively reduces the colonisation of normal conjunctival bacteria and can be used as effective prophylaxis.FUNDING: This study was part of an MSc thesis of Nasrin Tofighi. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran, funded this work.PMID:38504751 | PMC:PMC10846652 | DOI:10.4314/gmj.v57i2.1
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research