Sucking candy increased the rate of saliva secretion by approximately 7.8 times compared to that at rest and significantly ...

Prophylactic measures such as vancomycin, povidone-iodine and saline irrigation yielded similar rates of periprosthetic joint infection and wound complications at 3 months for high-risk patients ...

Vancomycin powder, dilute povidone-iodine lavage, and a combination of both treatments were not superior to standard saline for the prevention of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients ...

Povidone iodine can reduce adenovirus viability on contact lenses, and nonoxidative solutions require a rub-and-rinse step.

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