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    Pharyngeal Antisepsis to Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia

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    Davidson, Bruce L.
    Tapson, Victor F.
    Irwin, Richard S.
    French, Cynthia L.
    Elliott, C. Gregory
    Levi, Marcel
    UMass Chan Affiliations
    Graduate School of Nursing
    Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
    Document Type
    Editorial
    Publication Date
    2020-12-15
    Keywords
    pharyngeal antisepsis
    antiseptic mouthwash
    washing the throat
    COVID-19
    pneumonia
    Infectious Disease
    Public Health
    Pulmonology
    Virus Diseases
    
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.001
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    Antiseptic mouthwash use to control coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been proposed, disputed, and dismissed without understanding the proposal and without serious consideration of merits and counterarguments. Adding a proven, safe, and evidence-based clinically reasonable measure to existing approaches of universal masking and social distancing, while awaiting a safe and effective vaccine, seems a constructive approach worth implementing and observing for efficacy. We describe how adding pharyngeal antisepsis, “washing the throat,” before sleeping, when healthy adults of all ages aspirate material from above the larynx, can help protect individuals against COVID-19 pneumonia and, hence, help protect society. We also address critiques presented against widespread adoption of pharyngeal antisepsis.
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    Davidson BL, Tapson VF, Irwin RS, French CL, Elliott CG, Levi M. Pharyngeal Antisepsis to Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia. Am J Med. 2020 Dec 15:S0002-9343(20)31114-1. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33338507. Link to article on publisher's site

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    10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.001
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27373
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    33338507
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