Povidone iodine in the treatment of adenoviral conjunctivitis in infants.

Abstract

CONTEXT:

Adenoviral conjunctivitis.

OBJECTIVE:

To examine the effects of conjunctival irrigation with povidone iodine in infants with adenoviral conjunctivitis.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

An outbreak of adenovirus conjunctivitis occurred between September and December 2012 at the neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital. Forty-three infants with adenoviral conjunctivitis were examined in this study. Thirty-five eyes of 35 infants who had detailed ophthalmological examination and clinical scoring were included. The conjunctiva of 15 infants (Group 1) were irrigated with povidone iodine 2.5% solution and then treated with preservative-free artificial tears and preservative-free antibiotic drops. Twenty infants (Group 2) were treated only with the same drops with the same posology, without conjunctival irrigation with povidone iodine. Patients were examined two times a week until the complete recovery. Lid edema, conjunctival chemosis, fragility of conjunctival vasculature, pseudomembrane formation, and corneal involvement were scored clinically.

RESULTS:

Twenty patients (57%) were female and 15 patients (43%) were male and mean age was 3.1 months (ranged from 1 to 4 months). No relation was found between gender and clinical scores. Statistically significant lower clinical scores were obtained from Group 1. The median recovery time was earlier in Group 1 (7 d) than Group 2 (12 d) (p = 0.001).

CONCLUSION:

Conjunctival irrigation with 2.5% povidone iodine is effective in the treatment of adenoviral conjunctivitis in infants.

• Authors: Zuhal Özen Tunay, Ozdemir Ozdemir, Ikbal Seza Petricli
• Journal: Cutaneous and ocular toxicology (Cutan Ocul Toxicol) Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pg. 12-5 (Mar 2015) ISSN: 1556-9535 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 24678746 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Infective Agents, Local
• Povidone-Iodine

Topics

• Adenoviridae Infections (drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Anti-Infective Agents, Local (therapeutic use)
• Conjunctivitis, Viral (drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Cross Infection (drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Disease Outbreaks
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Intensive Care, Neonatal
• Male
• Povidone-Iodine (therapeutic use)