Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 11 3 2016 12 21 406 410 Bayram METİN Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey Neziha YILMAZ Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey Yunus Emre BEYHAN Division of Public Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey Cahit BABÜR Division of Public Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey Mesut SİPAHİ Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey Hüseyin EDE Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey Yavuz Selim İNTEPE Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey Ergin ARSLAN Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey Tugay ATALAY Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey Mustafa Yaşar ÖZDAMAR Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey 2016 09 28 2016 09 28 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.  Conclusion: ABS was an effective germicidal agent to treat hydatid cysts. https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1213 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/1213/722