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Observational Study

. 2020 Jul;75(7):1824-1827.

doi: 10.1111/all.14344. Epub 2020 May 12.

Is BCG vaccination affecting the spread and severity of COVID-19?

Cevdet Ozdemir^{1

2}, Umut Can Kucuksezer³, Zeynep Ulker Tamay²

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Basic Sciences, Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Immunology, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 32330314
DOI: 10.1111/all.14344

Observational Study

Is BCG vaccination affecting the spread and severity of COVID-19?

Cevdet Ozdemir et al. Allergy. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;75(7):1824-1827.

doi: 10.1111/all.14344. Epub 2020 May 12.

Authors

Cevdet Ozdemir^{1

2}, Umut Can Kucuksezer³, Zeynep Ulker Tamay²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Basic Sciences, Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Immunology, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 32330314
DOI: 10.1111/all.14344

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