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Antimicrobial activity of Iranian
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Mohammad Fruzeshfard   , Raheb Ghorbani , Najmeh Dulabi , Vahid Semnani , Setareh Soltani , Majid Mirmohammadkhani , Hamidreza Hemmati |
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| Introduction: "SilvoSept" is a new product,
suggested as an alternative solution instead of povidone iodine for hand scrub
before surgery. The objective of study was the comparison between these two
substances regarding their antiseptic properties and utilities. Materials and Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, selected
participants from surgical team members of Amir Hospital in Semnan were
participated to scrub their hands with SilvoSept and povidone iodine, in two
separate times. Dominant hand was sampled 3 times to get microbial cultures:
before scrubbing, after drying, and after an hour. Participants were asked
about each solution's utilities. Results: Thirty-three participants scrubbed for 29 and
33 times with povidone iodine and SilvoSept respectively. There was no
difference between two groups in positive culture frequencies before washing (p
= 0.7), and an hour later (p = 0.5). Immediately after washing, there was no
positive case. Although there was no difference between the two in terms of
willingness (p = 0.7) and bad odor (p = 0.3), due to having adverse impact on
the skin (p = 0.04) and bad color (p = 0.03) participants preferred SilvoSept. Conclusion: The findings not only
confirmed the antimicrobial effectiveness of the SilvoSept, and its equality
with povidone iodine on willingness of applying, but also showed its
superiority to povidone iodine because of its lower adverse effects on skin as well
as its better color. SilvoSept can be suggested as an effective, acceptable and
affordable alternative |
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| Keywords: Hand Disinfection, Povidone iodine, SilvoSept |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2013/05/10 | Accepted: 2014/06/11 | Published: 2014/09/11
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