Official Title
Oral Health, Microbial Burden and COVID-19
Brief Summary

An observational study of patients with COVID-19 confirmed cases (with various degrees of severity) and controls. Oral and nasal swabs will be taken from 150 patients (50 with mild form and 50 with severe form of COVID-19 with or without mechanical ventilation, 50 healthy controls).

Unknown status
COVID19
Periodontitis

Other: Swab

PCR test for SARS-CoV2, oral and nasal swab

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Must provide written informed consent

2. Subjects have to be tested (PCR) positive or negative for SARS-CoV2 infection

3. Must be able to provide oral and nasal swabbing within 48 hours of polymerise chain
reaction (PCR) test results

Exclusion Criteria:

a. Under the age of 18 years old

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
United Kingdom
Locations

University College Hospital (UCH), UCL Eastman Dental Institute
London, United Kingdom

Investigator: Francesco D'Aiuto, DMD, PhD, MClinDent
f.daiuto@ucl.ac.uk

Investigator: Francesco D'Aiuto, DMD, PhD, MClinDent

Contacts

Jeanie Suvan
+442034561108
j.suvan@ucl.ac.uk

Eastman Dental Insitute and Hospital
NCT Number
Keywords
Covid-19
Human microbiome
Oral microbiome
SARS-CoV-2 infection
MeSH Terms
COVID-19
Periodontitis