 Povidone-Iodine
"Povidone-Iodine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An iodinated polyvinyl polymer used as topical antiseptic in surgery and for skin and mucous membrane infections, also as aerosol. The iodine may be radiolabeled for research purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D011206
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.475.557.500 D02.455.326.271.884.533.710 D03.383.773.812.615.630 D05.750.716.721.838.745 D25.720.716.721.838.745 J01.637.051.720.716.721.838.745
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| Concept/Terms |
Povidone-Iodine- Povidone-Iodine
- Povidone Iodine
- Povidone-Iodines
- PVP-Iodine
- PVP Iodine
- PVP-Iodines
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone Iodine
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone Iodines
- PVP-I
Alphadine- Alphadine
- Alphadines
- Huntington Laboratories Brand of Povidone-Iodine
- Huntington Laboratories Brand of Povidone Iodine
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| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Povidone-Iodine" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Abdul-Latif S, Yorke J, Brenu SG, Oppong JK, Buckman TA, Aitpillah FS, Laryea J, Kwakye G, Adinku MO, Gyamfi FE, Agbedinu K, Yamoah FA, Kyei I, Mensah S, Dally CK, Agbeko AE, Darkwa DA, Bosompem K, Yorke DA, Agyapong AO, Oppong-Nkrumah NA, Adjei MK, Ellis TF, Sam-Awortwi Jnr W, Baffowa YT. Evaluating the efficacy of dilute povidone-iodine versus normal saline for preventing surgical site infections following appendectomy: a prospective observational study in Ghanaian tertiary hospital. BMC Surg. 2025 Aug 02; 25(1):334.
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Krinock DJ, Stephenson K, Irby D, Akmyradov C, Barker M, Waldrip Z, Burdine M, Wolf LL, Dassinger MS, Wyrick D. Intra-peritoneal Povidone-iodine Irrigation Decreases Abscesses in a Perforated Appendicitis Murine Model. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar; 60(3):162081.
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