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Positive QuantiFERON test and the severity of COVID-19 disease: A prospective study

BACKGROUND: A strong negative correlation is reported between the Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) index and COVID-19 mortality. The present study explored if frequent exposure to strong Th1 antigens like Mycobacteria or Salmonella have any effect on the progression of the disease in COVID-19 patients....

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Autores principales: Gupta, Ajay, Sural, Sumit, Gupta, Ayush, Rousa, Shashank, Koner, Bidhan Chandra, Bhalotra, Anju, Chawla, Rohit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tuberculosis Association of India. Published by Elsevier B.V. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7927586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34752316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.12.013