{"title":"THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEVOFLOXACIN 0.5% WITH POVIDONE IODINE 2.5% IN REDUCING CONJUNCTIVA BACTERIAL FLORA IN PRE INTRA OCULAR OPERATIVE","authors":"OKTA KURNIAWAN SAPUTRA","doi":"10.35749/q09epw41","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \nIntroduction & Objectives : This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Levofloxacin ED 0.5% with Povidone iodine 2.5% in reducing normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva in preoperative procedures. \nMethods : Clinical trials will be conducted in the inpatient ward on patients who will undergo intravitreal surgery at Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang from May 2022-July 2022. Subjects were divided into two groups, which is Levofloxacin ED 0.5% and Povidone iodine 2.5% group. Before and after the fornices preparation, the number of bacterial colonies that grow will be counted and evaluated using bivariate analysis. \nResults : There were 32 samples that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A significant decrease of conjunctival flora was observed in both groups (p value = 0.000). Comparison of the two groups’ decrease in conjunctival flora was not significant. There was a reduction of up to 100% in 11 samples (68.75%) of both intervention groups. \nConclusion : The use of Levofloxacin 0.5% and Povidone iodine 2.5% was equally good in reducing the number of bacterial colonies in the conjunctiva.","PeriodicalId":165753,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica Indonesiana","volume":"69 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ophthalmologica Indonesiana","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.35749/q09epw41","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction & Objectives : This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Levofloxacin ED 0.5% with Povidone iodine 2.5% in reducing normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva in preoperative procedures.
Methods : Clinical trials will be conducted in the inpatient ward on patients who will undergo intravitreal surgery at Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang from May 2022-July 2022. Subjects were divided into two groups, which is Levofloxacin ED 0.5% and Povidone iodine 2.5% group. Before and after the fornices preparation, the number of bacterial colonies that grow will be counted and evaluated using bivariate analysis.
Results : There were 32 samples that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A significant decrease of conjunctival flora was observed in both groups (p value = 0.000). Comparison of the two groups’ decrease in conjunctival flora was not significant. There was a reduction of up to 100% in 11 samples (68.75%) of both intervention groups.
Conclusion : The use of Levofloxacin 0.5% and Povidone iodine 2.5% was equally good in reducing the number of bacterial colonies in the conjunctiva.