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Comment
. 2020 Aug;81(2):e93-e95.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 May 15.

Impacts of immunosuppression and immunodeficiency on COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ya Gao  1 , Yamin Chen  2 , Ming Liu  1 , Shuzhen Shi  1 , Jinhui Tian  3
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Impacts of immunosuppression and immunodeficiency on COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ya Gao et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug.
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Keywords: COVID-19; HIV; Immunodeficiency; Immunosuppression; Meta-analysis; Severe illness.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Association between immunosuppression and severe COVID-19 disease
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Association between immunodeficiency and severe COVID-19 disease
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