Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Authors
COVID Surg Collaborative
Publication Date
2021-11-09Journal Title
BJS Open
ISSN
2474-9842
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Volume
5
Issue
6
Number
ARTN zrab131
Pages
zrab131
Type
Article
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VoR
Physical Medium
Print
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COVID Surg Collaborative. (2021). Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection.. BJS Open, 5 (6. ARTN zrab131), zrab131. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrab131
Abstract
<jats:p>There is little evidence around the potentially protective role of previous Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Prior BCG vaccination did not protect SARS-CoV-2 infected patients against postoperative pulmonary complications and 30-day mortality.</jats:p>
Keywords
BCG Vaccine, COVID-19, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccination
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrab131
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/334975
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