Abstract
Activity of a novel, multimodal, silver-based skin cleanser on coronaviruses, in-vitro
Highlights
The primary objective of these tests was to evaluate the efficacy of a novel, multi-ingredient colloidal silver skin cleanser (Theraworx Protect, Avadim Technologies, Asheville, NC) on a seasonal coronavirus as a proxy for SARS-CoV-2 and 7 additional challenge microorganisms in vitro
At 1 and 30 minutes, there was a 1.75 log reduction (98.22%) in SARS-CoV-2 virus
The coronavirus study was designed to evaluate the virucidal properties of one test product [Theraworx Protect liquid, a novel, silver and surfactant-based, multimodal skin cleanser (Avadim Health; Asheville, NC)] against human coronavirus strain OC43 (ZeptoMetrix Corporation #0810024CF) and 7 challenge microorganisms using a virucidal suspension test
Summary
The primary objective of these tests was to evaluate the efficacy of a novel, multi-ingredient colloidal silver skin cleanser (Theraworx Protect, Avadim Technologies, Asheville, NC) on a seasonal coronavirus as a proxy for SARS-CoV-2 and 7 additional challenge microorganisms in vitro. Such interventions are often multimodal, with many different interventions in place for attacking transmission from various angles This is because each intervention (hand hygiene, social distancing, enhanced testing, quarantine, data sharing, media attention, etc.) is considered critical, none of them are foolproof. This model of safety incidents dates back 20 years in healthcare quality and improvement with James Reason naming it the “Swiss Cheese” model [1] In this paradigm, each intervention is like multiple pieces of swiss cheese, each slice having holes and unable to prevent something undesirable from one side reaching the other. If enough interventions are stacked, soon the holes are covered because not all interventions have the same faults or holes
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