Povidone iodine kua yog ib qho tshuaj tua kab mob uas muaj povidone thiab iodide, uas muaj cov kab mob dav dav thiab tuaj yeem tua cov kab mob, kab mob, thiab fungi. Feem ntau, rau qhov txhab tawv nqaij, qhov txhab, hlawv lossis puas, povidone iodine tov tuaj yeem siv los ntxuav thiab tua kab mob. Nws tseem tuaj yeem siv rau kev tua kab mob ntawm cov cuab yeej kho mob, cov cuab yeej phais, thiab lwm yam. Thaum siv, nws yog ib qho tsim nyog yuav tsum tau siv cov tshuaj tua kab mob rau thaj tsam uas yuav tsum tau tshuaj tua kab mob, thiab tom qab ntawd tos ib lub sij hawm kom nws muaj cov tshuaj tua kab mob. . Tom qab siv, ntxuav feem ntau tsis tsim nyog. Povidone iodine kua yuav evaporate ntawm nws tus kheej, tawm hauv qab tsis muaj iodide.
Nws raug nquahu kom siv raws li kev qhia ntawm tus kws kho mob thiab tsis txhob noj tshuaj rau tus kheej. Povidone iodine kua tsuas yog siv rau sab nraud thiab yuav tsum tsis txhob noj los yog siv rau thaj chaw rhiab heev xws li ob lub qhov muag. Yog tias muaj kev tsis xis nyob lossis kev tsis haum tshuaj tshwm sim thaum siv, thov tsum tsis txhob siv tam sim ntawd thiab sab laj nrog kws kho mob. Cov tib neeg uas tsis haum rau cov khoom no, cov poj niam cev xeeb tub, thiab cov poj niam cev xeeb tub raug txwv tsis pub siv povidone iodine tov.