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Hydrogen Peroxide shown again to underwhelm

Yet again Hydrogen Peroxide falls short. Published in Clinical Oral Investigations doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-020-03549-1

A prospective clinical pilot study on the effects of a hydrogen peroxide mouthrinse on the intraoral viral load of SARS-CoV-2. Has concluded " A 1% hydrogen peroxide mouthrinse does not reduce the intraoral viral load in SARS-CoV-2 positive subjects".

A previous paper said it was "minimally effective"


Another study (preprint) demostrates PVP-I viral clearance as defined by ECDC by Day 4.

Viral clearance is defined as the presence of negative SARS-COV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results from at least two upper respiratory tract samples, collected at >24hrs intervals(ECDC 2020)

Study was registered in clinicaltrial.gov (NCT04410159)


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