Is povidone iodine mouthwash effective against SARS-CoV-2? First in vivo tests

Oral Dis. 2022 Apr;28 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):908-911. doi: 10.1111/odi.13526. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

¹ Department of Microbiology, Microbiology and Infectology Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur) SERGAS-Universidade de Vigo, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), Sergas, Vigo, Spain.
² Medical-Surgical Dentistry Research Group (OMEQUI), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
³ Internal Medicine Department, Infectious Diseases Unit, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur) SERGAS-Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
⁴ Preventive Medicine Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), Sergas, Vigo, Spain.

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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; aerosol; coronavirus; mouthwash; povidone iodine.