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These convenient, disposable, flexible, rayon-tipped swabsticks are impregnated with Betadine solution for preparing skin prior to surgery. Broad-spectrum microbicide that kills most gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains, as well as most viruses, fungi/yeasts, mycobacteria, and protozoa.