Department of Medicine, Institute for Innovation Works (IOI) Investment Zrt, Budapest, 1116 Fehervari ut 108- 112, Hungary
Research Article
In Vitro Efficacy of Essential Iodine Drops against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Author(s): Kontos Zoltan*
Background: Aerosolization of respiratory droplets is considered the main route of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, reducing the viral load of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) shed via respiratory droplets is potentially an ideal strategy to prevent the spread of the pandemic. The in vitro virucidal activity of intranasal Povidone-Iodine (PVP-I) has been demonstrated recently to reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral titres. This study evaluated the virucidal activity of the aqueous solution of Iodine-V (a clathrate complex formed by elemental iodine and fulvic acid) as in Essential Iodine Drops (EID) with 200 μg elemental iodine/ml content against SARS-CoV-2 to ascertain whether it is a better alternative to PVP-I.
Methods: SARS-CoV-2 (USAWA1/2020 strain) virus stock was prepared by infect.. View more»