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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
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: Curtis.Donskey@va.gov

Abstract

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This is a work of the US Government and is not subject to copyright protection within the United States. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
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© Department of Veterans Affairs, 2022

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Authors of equal contribution.

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