First report of reduced severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viral load after nasopharyngeal wash with hypertonic water

• Main Authors: Vantarakis, Apostolos, Velissaris, Dimitrios, Kotsalou, Chrysoula, Oikonomou, Eleousa, Paraskevas, Themistoklis, Poulas, Konstantinos
• Other Authors: Πουλάς, Κωνσταντίνος
• Language: Greek
• Published: - 2021
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2; hypertonic water; COVID-19; nasopharyngeal wash

Importance: SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spread mainly through airborne transmission and colonizes the human upper respiratory tract. It causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has major therapeutic challenges as there are no treatments to prevent the infection from spreading or the...