Povidone iodine, hydrogen peroxide and chlorhexidine mouthwashes reduce SARS-CoV2 burden in whole mouth fluid and respiratory droplets

Abstract: medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.25.21252488; this version posted March 1, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license . Povidone iodine, hydrogen peroxide and chlorhexidine mouthwashes reduce SARS-CoV2 burden in whole mouth fluid and respiratory droplets Bagavad Gita Jayaraman1*, Gunaseelan Rajan1, Priya Kannian2*, Chandra Lavanya4, Krittika Ravichandran1, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy3, Kannan Ranganathan4, Veeraraghavan Aswini2, Pasuvaraj Mahanathi2, Stephen Challacombe5, Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque6, Newell W Johnson1,3,5,7 1 2 Chennai Dental Research Foundation, Chennai, India VHS Laboratory Services, Department of Clinical Research, VHS Hospital, Chennai, India 3 VHS-Infectious Diseases Medical Centre, VHS Hospital, Chennai, India 4 Department of Oral Pathology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India 5 Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, UK 6 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA 7 Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia Address for Correspondence: * Dr. Bagavad Gita Jayaraman Research Scientist Chennai Dental Research Foundation No. 56, Dr. R. K. Salai 6th Floor, Mylapore Chennai – 600004 Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-42103440 Email: gita70.geetha@gmail.com * Dr. Priya Kannian Scientist & Head Department of Clinical Research VHS Hospital Rajiv Gandhi Salai Taramani, Chennai – 600113 Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-22541972 Email: priyakannian@gmail.com Word count: 599 words 1 NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used to guide clinical practice. medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.25.21252488; this version posted March 1, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license .