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authors: Louis, Lenfant; Thomas, Seisen; Yohann, Loriot; Morgan, Rouprêt
title: Adjustments in the Use of Intravesical Instillations of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for High-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic
date: 2020-04-24
journal: Eur Urol
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.04.039
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doc_id: 682741
cord_uid: bwdu9mwe

Non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients with COVID-19 are more likely to develop acute respiratory distress syndrome. Thus, several adjustments to the use of intravesical instillations of bacillus Calmette-Guérin should be made during the current pandemic to limit the risk of contamination.

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