Povidone-iodine is a stable chemical complex of polyvinylpyrrolidone (povidone, PVP) and elemental iodine. It contains from 9.0% to 12.0% available iodine, calculated on a dry basis. This unique complex was discovered in 1955 at the Industrial Toxicology Laboratories in Philadelphia by H. A. Shelanski and M. V. Shelanski. During in vitro testing to demonstra...
For topical application in the treatment and prevention of infection in wounds.
Ain Shams Maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
Center for Reproductive Health, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Gyunggi-do, Korea, Republic of
West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
University of Virginia HealthSystem, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Univeristy of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
UK HeathCare Sports Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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