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Antiseptics in the era of bacterial resistance: a focus on povidone iodine

Jean-Marie Lachapelle, Olivier Castel, Alejandro Fueyo Casado ,Bernard Leroy, Giuseppe Micali, Dominique Tennstedt & Julien Lambert Abstract Antiseptics have broader spectrums of antimicrobial activity than antibiotics and a much lower risk of bacterial resistance selection. Antiseptics are therefore appropriate alternatives to antibiotics for the management of localized superficial skin infections. Povidone iodine has the broadest… Read More »Antiseptics in the era of bacterial resistance: a focus on povidone iodine