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ArticleVaccines2022

A Multi-Centre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating the Impact of BCG Re-Vaccination on the Incidence and Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Symptomatic Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland-Evaluation of Antibody Concentrations.

Paweł Zapolnik, Wojciech Kmiecik, Anna Nowakowska, Łukasz Jerzy Krzych, Henryk Szymański, Lidia Stopyra, Teresa Jackowska, Dorota Darmochwał-Kolarz, Artur Mazur, Hanna Czajka

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Article in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paweł ZapolnikCollege of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9935-472X
Wojciech KmiecikSt. Louis Provincial Specialist Children's Hospital, 31-503 Kraków, Poland.
Anna NowakowskaMedical Diagnostics Laboratory, Regional Sanitary-Epidemiological Station, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5713-518X
Łukasz Jerzy KrzychDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5252-8398
Henryk SzymańskiSaint Hedwig of Silesia Hospital, 55-100 Trzebnica, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0589-7748
Lidia StopyraDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Paediatrics, Stefan Żeromski Specialist Hospital, 31-913 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5370-0180
Teresa JackowskaDepartment of Paediatrics, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland.
Dorota Darmochwał-KolarzCollege of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.
Artur MazurCollege of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5393-3515
Hanna CzajkaCollege of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.
University of Rzeszów · PLMedical University of Silesia · PLPostgraduate School of Molecular Medicine · PL

Funding

Medical Research Agency - Poland BCG/COVID-19/UR/04/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) was the predominant cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide before the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Although TB vaccines have been successfully used for about 100 years, their full effect is still unknown. In previous studies, a reduced incidence and mortality from a coronavirus disease in TB-vaccinated populations were reported. In this article, we present the secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial, reporting the results of a serological assessment evaluating the effect of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine on SARS-CoV-2. Participants-healthcare workers-were assessed 1-2 and 8 months after the second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. We found no associations between antibody concentration, BCG revaccination, and additional characteristics, such as age, gender, or Body Mass Index. The effect of BCG vaccination on the immunological response against SARS-CoV-2 requires further research.

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antibodiesBCGclinical trialCOVID-19health careSARS-CoV-2vaccines

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PMID36679920
PMCPMC9867106
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