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COVID-19 and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin: What is the Link?

Hegarty, Paul K; Sfakianos, John P; Giannarini, Gianluca; DiNardo, Andrew R; Kamat, Ashish M.

Eur Urol Oncol ; 3(3): 259-261, 2020 06.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-47181

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The debate around the role of vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin has revived right in the time of the Coronavirus disease 19 pandemic. Since Bacillus Calmette-Guérin is one of the most commonly delivered therapies in urology, in this editorial we discuss some points that we think will be of interest and guidance to practicing urologists during this public health emergency.

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Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , BCG Vaccine/administration & dosage , Betacoronavirus/drug effects , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Health Services Accessibility , Immunization , Pandemics/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Urologic Neoplasms/drug therapy , Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Agents/supply & distribution , BCG Vaccine/adverse effects , BCG Vaccine/supply & distribution , Betacoronavirus/immunology , Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Vaccines , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections/immunology , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Europe/epidemiology , Humans , Immunization/adverse effects , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/immunology , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , SARS-CoV-2 , Urologic Neoplasms/epidemiology , Urologic Neoplasms/immunology , Viral Vaccines/adverse effects , Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution

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