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Objective: Prevention of superficial mycoses remains a stubborn problem. The effect of antiseptics for that purpose is largely unknown. We studied the potential fungitoxic activity of povidone iodine (PVP-I) contained in wash solutions. Methods: The corneofungimetry bioassay was conducted using PVP-I at 1.33%, 2.5%, 4% and 7.5% as test products and four target fungi, namely Candida albicans, Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, var. interdigitale (20 strains) and Microsporum canis. Results: Data show that PVP-I limits fungal growth on stratum corneum. Different species and strains of fungi are not similarly affected. There also exists a diversity of individual susceptibility of the stratum corneum to promote germination of yeasts and arthroconidia.
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Received: 9 May 1997 / Accepted in revised form: 9 June 1997
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Piérard, G., Piérard-Franchimont, C. & Arrese, J. Povidone-iodine wash solutions in the prevention of superficial fungal infections; predictive evaluation using the corneofungimetry bioassay. E J Clin Pharmacol 53, 101–104 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002280050345
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002280050345