Fifth Asian Pacifi c Congress on Antisepsis Proceedings. Cairns, Australia, July 14–17, 2005.

The article presents the abstracts of the papers presented at the Fifth Asian Pacific Congress on Antisepsis on July 14-17, 2005 in Cairns, Australia. These include "The Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine-Ethanol for Hand Disinfection," "Microbial Contamination of Antiseptic-Soaked Cotton Balls," "Evaluation of Efficacy of Hand Washing for Sterile Preparation," and "The Effect of Gargling with Povidone-Iodine for the Oral Environment."