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A pilot randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of oral and nasal povidone iodine in reducing the burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in patients with coronavirus disease 2019

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2022

Sarah N. Redmond ,
Daniel F. Li Open the ORCID record for Daniel F. Li [Opens in a new window] ,
Hussein Abou Ghaddara ,
Muhammed F. Haq ,
Lucas D. Jones ,
Alexandria M. Nguyen ,
Margaret Tiktin ,
Jennifer L. Cadnum ,
Maria E. Navas Open the ORCID record for Maria E. Navas [Opens in a new window]  and
Jessica Bingham Open the ORCID record for Jessica Bingham [Opens in a new window]
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Sarah N. Redmond
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Daniel F. Li
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Hussein Abou Ghaddara
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Muhammed F. Haq
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Lucas D. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Alexandria M. Nguyen
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Margaret Tiktin
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer L. Cadnum
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Maria E. Navas
Affiliation:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Jessica Bingham
Affiliation:
Nursing Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Brigid M. Wilson
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Author for correspondence: Curtis J. Donskey, E-mail: [email protected]
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 4 , April 2023 , pp. 679 - 681
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