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Review
. 2021 Apr;100(2_suppl):188S-191S.
doi: 10.1177/0145561320950491. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

Safety and Impact of Nasal Lavages During Viral Infections Such as SARS-CoV-2

Thomas Radulesco  1   2 , Jerome R Lechien  1   3   4 , Sven Saussez  3 , Claire Hopkins  5 , Justin Michel  1   2
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Review

Safety and Impact of Nasal Lavages During Viral Infections Such as SARS-CoV-2

Thomas Radulesco et al. Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus infections; nasal lavages; pandemics; viral load; viruses.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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