title: In Vitro Efficacy of the Ankaferd Galenic Hemostatic Extract as a Germicidal Agent.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hydatid cysts are encountered frequently in regions endemic with livestock. The basic treatment for a hydatid cyst is total surgical removal of the cyst and its inner contents. Hypertonic NaCl or diluted betadine solution are used as germicidal agents for most hydatid surgeries. However, the germicidal efficacy of the Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) has not been investigated. Thus, we compared the efficacy of ABS for hydatid cysts with that of other germicidal agents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Lung and liver tissues containing hydatid cyst liquid were collected from slaughterhouses. Six samples of each cyst were randomly allocated into different groups as follows: 20% hypertonic NaCl, betadine solution, ABS, 20% liquefied Andazole solution, 0.1% eosin, and distilled water. All groups were examined microscopically at 5, 10, and 15 min after treatment began to determine protoscolece viability rates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most efficacious germicidal agent at 5 min was ABS, and betadine and hypertonic NaCl had similar efficacies. Betadine, ABS, and hypertonic NaCl showed similar efficacies at 15 min.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ABS was an effective germicidal agent to treat hydatid cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Metin
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Neziha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yunus Emre
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Beyhan
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cahit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Babür
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sipahi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ede
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz Selim
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Intepe
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ergin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Yaşar
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Özdamar
keywords: Ankaferd blood stopper; Germicidal agent; Hydatid cyst