Title
Chlorine dioxide and chlorine derivatives for the prevention or treatment of covid-19: A systematic review
Other title
Dióxido de cloro y derivados del cloro para prevenir o tratar la covid-19: Revisión sistemática
Date Issued
01 October 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Burela A.
HERNANDEZ VASQUEZ, AKRAM ABDUL
Comandé D.
Peralta V.
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Objectives: To systematically review the effectiveness and safety of chlorine dioxide solution and chlorine derivatives used in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. Methods: This review adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) and follows the guidelines provided in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. A librarian developed and executed the search strategy; it was further reviewed by two of the authors and complemented by manual search. Randomized clinical trials, quasi-experimental studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional studies, and case reports were included; in vitro or animal studies were excluded. Abstract and full-text screening according to pre-defined eligibility criteria were performed by two reviewers independently using web application Rayyan QCRI. Disagreements on study selection were resolved by a third reviewer. The systematic review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020200641). Results: Neither published nor pre-print studies evaluating the use of chlorine dioxide or derivatives on SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified. The only finding was an unpublished observational study registry which has no results released yet. Conclusions: To date, there are no scientific evidence to uphold the use of chlorine dioxide or derivatives as preventive or therapeutic agents against COVID-19.
Start page
605
End page
610
Volume
37
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85101018628
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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