Low Efficacy of Hypochlorous Acid Solution Compared to Povidone-iodine in Cataract Surgery Antisepsis

Table 1: Bacterial distribution in the hypochlorous acid group (n=51) and povidone-iodine group (n=59) at different time points.

Bacterial Distribution	Before Surgery	Before Surgery	After HAS Lavage	After PVI Lavage	At The End of Surgery	At The End of Surgery
Bacterial Distribution	HAS group	PVI group	After HAS Lavage	After PVI Lavage	HAS group	PVI group
CNS	3	7	9	0	2	0
Staphylococcus aureus	0	0	0	0	0	0
α-Hemolytic Streptococcus	0	0	0	0	1	0
β-Hemolytic Streptococcus	0	2	1	0	0	0
Leuconostoc mesenteroides cremoris	0	1	0	0	0	0
Micrococcus spp.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kocuria kristinae	1	0	0	0	0	0
Candida albicans	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total positive swabs (confidence intervals)	4 / 7.8% (3.1–18.5%)	9 / 15.2% (8.2–26.5%)	9 / 17.6% (9.6–30.2%)	0 / 0.0%* (0.0–6.1%)	3 / 5.9%* (2.0–15.9%)	0 / 0.0% (0.0–6.1%)
Statistical significance	P = 0.24		P < 0.01		P < 0.05

Abbreviations: CI - Confidence Interval; CNS - Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci, HAS - Hypochlorous Acid Solution, PVI - Povidone Iodine, * - a significant change from the previous time point.