口水对抗COVID-19的有效性:系统审查和网络元分析
The Journal of hospital infection
|July 7, 2023
概括
这篇评论比较了口腔冲洗来降低SARS-CoV-2 (严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒-2) 病毒载量. 波维- (PVP-I) 显示出潜在的疗效,但由于研究的变化,结果是不确定的.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒-2 (SARS-CoV-2) 构成了全球重大健康挑战.
- 了解减少病毒载量和传播的干预措施对于公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 系统地审查和比较各种口腔冲洗在减少SARS-CoV-2病毒载量的有效性.
- 评估口腔冲洗对临床症状和感染发生率的影响.
- 进行网络元分析 (NMA) 以进行定量比较.
主要方法:
- 随机对照试验 (RCT) 和非随机对照试验 (NRCT) 的系统搜索至2023年3月3日.
- 包括23项研究 (22项RCT,1项NRCT).
- 网络对5项涉及9项干预措施的RCT进行元分析,以减少病毒载量.
主要成果:
- 化 (NaCl) 最初在降低病毒载量方面排名最高,但结果在统计学上并不显著.
- 根据排名得分,Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) 被确定为减少SARS-CoV-2病毒载量的最可能有效的口腔冲洗.
- 其他测试过的冲洗包括β-环氧德 + (CDCM),过氧化 (HP),氧化 (CHX),化 (CPC) 和低酸 (HClO).
结论:
- 不同口腔冲洗在减少SARS-CoV-2病毒感染性,改善症状或预防感染方面的有效性仍然不确定的.
- 主要研究中的异质性限制了最终的结论.
- 需要进一步进行高质量的研究,以确定口腔冲洗对SARS-CoV-2的有效性.
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