Jong T Huang

Department of Infectious Diseases, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, United States

Publications

• Research   
  Chlorhexidine as a Therapeutic Agent for COVID-19 Infection
  Author(s): Y Hanna Huang, Michael K Liu and Jong T Huang
  
  Background: We previously documented that 0.12% chlorhexidine oral rinse and oropharyngeal spray could eliminate oropharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 which might prevent COVID-19 infection and also prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread from a patient to other people. We currently further investigated such application of chlorhexidine might also decrease mortality of COVID-19 infection. Methods: We reviewed electronic medical records on patients we previously did study for chlorhexidine to eliminate oropharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 and determine whether chlorhexidine treatment influencing the mortality rate. We also repeated the same study in different period of COVID-19 infection to further confirm the efficiency of chlorhexidine in the management of COVID-19 infection. 0.12% of chlorhexidine was given oral rinse plus oropharyngeal spray for the initial 4 days of hospitali.. Read More»
  

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