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dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Bruce L.
dc.contributor.authorTapson, Victor F.
dc.contributor.authorIrwin, Richard S.
dc.contributor.authorFrench, Cynthia L.
dc.contributor.authorElliott, C. Gregory
dc.contributor.authorLevi, Marcel
dc.date2022-08-11T08:08:09.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T15:44:42Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T15:44:42Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-15
dc.date.submitted2021-01-14
dc.identifier.citation<p>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. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.001">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>
dc.identifier.issn0002-9343 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.001
dc.identifier.pmid33338507
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27373
dc.description.abstractAntiseptic 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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dc.relation<p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=33338507&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a></p>
dc.relation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.001
dc.subjectpharyngeal antisepsis
dc.subjectantiseptic mouthwash
dc.subjectwashing the throat
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectpneumonia
dc.subjectInfectious Disease
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPulmonology
dc.subjectVirus Diseases
dc.titlePharyngeal Antisepsis to Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia
dc.typeEditorial
dc.source.journaltitleThe American journal of medicine
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/covid19/169
dc.identifier.contextkey21084099
html.description.abstract<p>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.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathcovid19/169
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate School of Nursing
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine


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