[ConservativeMind]

Povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) are common antiseptics and are easy and cheap to use.

It could save your life, if having surgery.

[ConservativeMind]

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[PLMerite]

Bactine and Neosporin here.

[TigersEye]

... a simple pre-surgical nasal application of povidone-iodine ...

Is that for the patient or the surgeon?

[know.your.why]

FWIW...on occasion I get an ingrown toenail and I dont realize its all that bad till it eventually it gets infected and painful. I know this is somewhat off topic but what I do now is break open a Doxycycline capsule and put the powder directly on the infected area. I’ve done this 3 or 4 times and every time the pain is noticably better in a few hours and totally healed in 2-3 days. Ive learned now to take better care of my feet to avoid this...but just sayin...this works!

[equaviator]

[mewzilla]

Interesting paper on rhe subject from 2018...

Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization: An Update on Mechanisms, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Subsequent Infections

If you read it, note the info on healthcare workers. And their cell phones...

[Chickensoup]

this isnt exactly rock and roll and pre-surgial showers with Hib or povinde or hexaclora are mandated by most surgeons I know.

with ortho surgery once you are asleep they put a wash on the limb which is the antiseptic equivalent of Janitor In a Drum. Practically kills a couple of layers of skin in their strength.