Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine, antimalarial, age and gender relation to COVID-19 spread and mortality.
Vaccine
; 38(35): 5564-5568, 2020 07 31.
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ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is affecting different countries all over the world with great variation in infection rate and death ratio. Some reports suggested a relation between the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the malaria treatment to the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Some reports related infant's lower susceptibility to the COVID-19. Some other reports a higher risk in males compared to females in such COVID-19 pandemic. Also, some other reports claimed the possible use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as prophylactic in such a pandemic. The present commentary is to discuss the possible relation between those factors and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Envelhecimento
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Vacina BCG
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Cloroquina
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Caracteres Sexuais
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Quimioprevenção
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Pandemias
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Hidroxicloroquina
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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En
Revista:
Vaccine
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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