Effectiveness of mouth rinses against COVID-19 : a systematic review and network meta-analysis

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OBJECTIVE: This systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) comprehensively compared the effectiveness of different mouth rinses in reducing the viral load/infectivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Part I), alleviating clinical symptoms or severity of disease (Part II), and decreasing the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Part III).

METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized controlled trials (NRCTs) with restrictions were searched up to 3rd March 2023. Twenty-three studies (22 RCTs and one NRCT) met the inclusion criteria for this systematic review.

RESULTS: Five RCTs (454 patients and nine interventions) in Part I were eligible for NMA. The NMA results showed that, in comparison with no rinse, sodium chloride (NaCl) was the most effective mouth rinse for reducing the viral load, followed by povidone-iodine (PVP-I), ß-cyclodextrin + citrox (CDCM), hydrogen peroxide (HP), chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), placebo and hypochlorous acid (HClO). However, these results were not significant. Based on surface under the cumulative ranking curve scores, PVP-I was likely to be the most efficacious mouth rinse for reducing SARS-CoV-2 viral load, followed by CDCM, HP, NaCl, CHX, CPC, placebo, no rinse and HClO.

CONCLUSION: Due to heterogeneity of the primary studies, the effectiveness of different mouth rinses to reduce viral infectivity, improve clinical symptoms or prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection remains inconclusive.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:139

Enthalten in:

The Journal of hospital infection - 139(2023) vom: 05. Sept., Seite 175-191

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, S-Y [VerfasserIn]
Sun, J-S [VerfasserIn]
Hung, M-C [VerfasserIn]
Chang, J Z-C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

451W47IQ8X
85H0HZU99M
BBX060AN9V
Coronavirus disease 2019
Hydrogen Peroxide
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Mouth rinse
Mouth wash
Mouthwashes
Povidone-Iodine
Povidone-iodine
Review
Saliva
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
Sodium Chloride
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 28.08.2023

Date Revised 28.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhin.2023.06.022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359202497