Gargling with povidone iodine has a short-term inhibitory effect on SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19.

J Hosp Infect

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Electronic address:

Published: May 2022

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