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01-12-2020 | Pharmacokinetics | Correspondence
Povidone-iodine pharmacokinetics and study design
Authors:
Jagger Koerner, Andrzej Grzybowski
Published in:
BMC Ophthalmology
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Issue 1/2020
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Abstract
Dr. Gnanasekaran et al. reported the bactericidal activity of various concentrations of povidone iodine (PI) solution in an agar plate experiment of respiratory flora. The study design and the pharmacokinetic properties of PI solution ensured that dilute PI would not be effective in this study. These results may not replicate the typical clinical situation and are significantly different than a previously reported agar plate experiment, again owing to subtle but very significant differences in methodology.