November 2014
Dear editor, we would like to discuss on the publication on
“Honey Dressing vs. Povidone Iodine Dressing [1].” Gulati et al. concluded that
“Honey dressing is highly effective in achieving healing in chronic wounds as
compared to Povidone iodine dressing [1].” In fact, the usefulness of honey in
wound care is acceptable and honey is widely used. It is approved for the
antibacterial activity and proposed to be a good therapeutic agent for
infectious diseases [2]. However, the important consideration is the possible
contamination of honey. Honey is reported for high contamination by Clostridium
pathogen that can cause botulism [3]. To use honey in surgery, good preparation
and sanitation control is needed.
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