A quality improvement study on the relationship between intranasal povidone-iodine and anesthesia and the nasal microbiota of surgery patients

<h4>Introduction</h4> The composition of the nasal microbiota in surgical patients in the context of general anesthesia and nasal povidone-iodine decolonization is unknown. The purpose of this quality improvement study was to determine: (i) if general anesthesia is associated with change...

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Main Authors: Eric N. Hammond, Ashley E. Kates, Nathan Putman-Buehler, Lauren Watson, Jared J. Godfrey, Nicole Brys, Courtney Deblois, Andrew J. Steinberger, Madison S. Cox, Joseph H. Skarlupka, Ambar Haleem, Michael L. Bentz, Garret Suen, Nasia Safdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733847/?tool=EBI