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Original Research

The Antibacterial Comparison of 5% and 2.5% Povidone Iodine to 0.01% Hypochlorous Acid Using Corneoscleral Tissue as a Solid-Phase Medium

Regis Kowalski1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Roheena Kamyar1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Michelle Rhee2 The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Alex Mammen1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Deepinder Dhaliwal1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Eric G Romanowski1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Vishal Jhanji1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Andrew W Eller1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Pages 3697-3704 | Published online: 01 Sep 2021

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