Protective role of intravesical BCG in COVID-19 severity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To establish the role of BCG instillations in the incidence and mortality of COVID-19.

Patients and methods

NMIBC patients in instillations with BCG (induction or maintenance) during 2019/2020 were included, establishing a COVID-19 group (with a diagnosis according to the national registry) and a control group (NO-COVID). The cumulative incidence (cases/total patients) and the case fatality rate (deaths/cases) were established, and compared with the national statistics for the same age group. T-test was used for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.

Results

175 patients were included. Eleven patients presented CIS (11/175, 6.3%), 84/175 (48.0%) Ta and 68/175 (38.9%) T1. Average number of instillations = 13.25 ± 7.4. One hun

SUBMITTER: Gallegos H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8007648 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature