Beneficial effects of a mouthwash containing an antiviral phthalocyanine derivative on the length of hospital stay for COVID-19: randomised trial

Abstract The risk of contamination and dissemination by SARS-CoV-2 has a strong link with nasal, oral and pharyngeal cavities. Recently, our research group observed the promising performance of an anionic phthalocyanine derivative (APD) used in a mouthwash protocol without photoexcitation; this prot...

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Main Authors: Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos, Bernardo da Fonseca Orcina, Rafael Rahal Guaragna Machado, Fabiano Vieira Vilhena, Lucas Marques da Costa Alves, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Rodrigo Cardoso de Oliveira, Mariana Quirino Silveira Soares, Andréa Name Colado Simão, Emilene Cristine Izu Nakamura Pietro, Juliana Pescinelli Garcia Kuroda, Ivanilda Aparecida de Almeida Benjamim, Danielle Bastos Araujo, Sérgio Hiroshi Toma, Lourival Flor, Koiti Araki, Edison Luiz Durigon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99013-5