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SUBMITTER: Yates KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6450451 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yates Kathleen A KA Shanks Robert M Q RMQ Kowalski Regis P RP Romanowski Eric G EG
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 20181227 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>Povidone-iodine (P-I) is being touted as a topical antiviral treatment for eye infections caused by adenovirus (Ad). This study evaluated the in vitro antiviral activity of the several P-I concentrations previously used in clinical studies against multiple ocular Ad types commonly associated with eye infections.<h4>Methods</h4>The antiviral activity of four concentrations of P-I was compared to vehicle for seven types of Ad after incubating the P-I with Ad at 33°C for various len ...[more]