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  • Title: Prophylactic povidone iodine in minor wounds.
    Author: Naunton Morgan TC, Firmin R, Mason B, Monks V, Caro D.
    Journal: Injury; 1980 Sep; 12(2):104-6. PubMed ID: 7009430.
    Abstract:
    A total of 628 patients requiring sutures for minor wounds in an accident and emergency unit was included in a controlled trial using povidone iodine dry powder spray (Disadine DP) as prophylaxis against wound infection. In patients with injuries of the forearm and hand there was a statistically significant reduction in infection rate (P less than 0.02). Povidone iodine spray was found to be an effective, simple to use, not toxic, antiseptic prophylactic agent.
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