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The purpose of this study is to determine the outcomes of treating epidemic keratoconjunctivitis with 2% povidone-iodine.
The study design was a prospective interventional case series. Our institutional ethical committee approved the study protocol in April 2004. We performed this study between July 2004 and December 2009. During this period, there were 2 episodes of EKC epidemic. The first episode was in 2006 and the second in 2009.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2% povidone-iodine | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% povidone-iodine | Drug | apply 4 times a day for one week |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| the recovery rate within one week of treatment | 1 week |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| drug tolerability | proportion of patient who can continue topical application of povidone-iodine for a week or until EKC subsides | 1 week |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Adisak Trinavarat, MD | Siriraj Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Ophthalmology, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University | Bangkoknoi | Bangkok | 10700 | Thailand |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003236 | Conjunctivitis, Viral |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015828 | Eye Infections, Viral |
| D015817 | Eye Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011206 | Povidone-Iodine |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007466 | Iodophors |
| D017613 | Iodine Compounds |
| D007287 | Inorganic Chemicals |
| D011145 | Polyvinyls |
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| 2% povidone-iodine | Drug | apply 2% povidone-iodine 4 times per day for one week |
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| D003231 |
| Conjunctivitis |
| D003229 | Conjunctival Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D014753 |
| Vinyl Compounds |
| D000475 | Alkenes |
| D006839 | Hydrocarbons, Acyclic |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D011205 | Povidone |
| D011760 | Pyrrolidinones |
| D011759 | Pyrrolidines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D010969 | Plastics |
| D011108 | Polymers |
| D046911 | Macromolecular Substances |
| D001697 | Biomedical and Dental Materials |
| D008420 | Manufactured Materials |
| D013676 | Technology, Industry, and Agriculture |