 |
|
Iodine Inactivating Agent in Surgical Scrub Testing
COL Arthur Gross, DC, USA;
SP5 Louis Cofone, USA;
SP4 Michael B. Huff, USA
AMA Arch Surg. 1973;106(2):175-178.
Abstract
Fingertip impression cultures of 18 subjects and tests with pure cultures of bacteria have shown that 0.5% sodium thiosulfate inhibited bacterial growth up to 100%. The average bacterial colony counts of fingertip impressions of 18 subjects on two culture media without the inactivating agent were 100.8 and 104.6 as opposed to average counts of 12.4 and 15.2, respectively, on media with 0.5% sodium thiosulfate. Serial dilutions of pure cultures of bacteria confirmed results described above and indicated that the predominant inhabitant of skin, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and pathogenic S aureus are particularly sensitive to sodium thiosulfate. It is concluded that results of bacteriologic testing of iodine scrub preparations are misleading if sodium thiosulfate is incorporated into culture media.
Author Affiliations
Washington, DC
From the Division of Basic Sciences, US Army Institute of Dental Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 17, 1972.
Reprint requests to US Army Institute of Dental Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20012 (Dr. Gross).
 CiteULike  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter
What's this?
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES
Microbial decontamination of human donor eyes with povidone-iodine: penetration, toxicity, and effectiveness
Pels and Vrensen
Br J Ophthalmol 1999;83:1019-1026.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Chemical Preparation of the Eye in Ophthalmic Surgery: III. Effect of Povidone-Iodine on the Conjunctiva
Apt et al.
Arch Ophthalmol 1984;102:728-729.
ABSTRACT
The Surgical Scrub--Practical Consideration
Kundsin and Walter
Arch Surg 1973;107:75-77.
ABSTRACT
|
