Effect of oral antiseptics in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infectivity: evidence from a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Background: In vitro studies have shown that several oral antiseptics have virucidal activity against SARS-CoV-2. Thus, mouthwashes have been proposed as an easy to implement strategy to reduce viral transmission. However, there are no data measuring SARS-CoV-2 viability after mouthwashes in vivo. M...

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Main Authors: Álvaro Sánchez Barrueco, María Victoria Mateos-Moreno, Yolanda Martínez-Beneyto, Elisa García-Vázquez, Alfonso Campos González, Javier Zapardiel Ferrero, Abel Bogoya Castaño, Ignacio Alcalá Rueda, José Miguel Villacampa Aubá, Carlos Cenjor Español, Laura Moreno-Parrado, Verónica Ausina-Márquez, Sandra García-Esteban, Alejandro Artacho, F. Xavier López-Labrador, Alex Mira, María D. Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2022.2098059