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Review of the use of nasal and oral antiseptics during a global pandemic

A review of nasal sprays and gargles with antiviral properties suggests that a number of commonly used antiseptics including povidone-iodine, Listerine(®), iota-carrageenan and chlorhexidine should be studied in clinical trials to mitigate both the progression and transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Several...

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Autores principales: Stathis, Christopher, Victoria, Nikolas, Loomis, Kristin, Nguyen, Shaun A, Eggers, Maren, Septimus, Edward, Safdar, Nasia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Medicine Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7842245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33464122
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2020-0286
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Sumario:A review of nasal sprays and gargles with antiviral properties suggests that a number of commonly used antiseptics including povidone-iodine, Listerine(®), iota-carrageenan and chlorhexidine should be studied in clinical trials to mitigate both the progression and transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Several of these antiseptics have demonstrated the ability to cut the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 by 3–4 log(10) in 15–30 s in vitro. In addition, hypertonic saline targets viral replication by increasing hypochlorous acid inside the cell. A number of clinical trials are in process to study these interventions both for prevention of transmission, prophylaxis after exposure, and to diminish progression by reduction of viral load in the early stages of infection.