Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection.

COVID Surg Collaborative None.

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.

DOI

10.1093/bjsopen/zrab131

Type

Journal article

Journal

BJS Open

Publication Date

09/11/2021

Volume

5

Keywords

BCG Vaccine, COVID-19, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccination

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