Intravescical instillation of Calmette-Guérin bacillus and COVID-19 risk

Ugo Fedelia Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero Veneto Region, Padua, Italy

Angelo Porrecab Department of Urology, Policlinico Abano Terme, Padua, Italy

Michele Colicchiab Department of Urology, Policlinico Abano Terme, Padua, Italy

Elena Schievanoa Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero Veneto Region, Padua, Italy

Walter Artibanib Department of Urology, Policlinico Abano Terme, Padua, Italy

Luigi Roberto Biasioc University Contract Lecturer inVaccinology, Rome, Italy

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8932-0411

Giorgio Palùa Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero Veneto Region, Padua, Italy;d Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

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