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Comment
. 2020 Sep;81(3):e37-e38.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.063. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

REPLY TO: Interleukin-17: a potential therapeutic target in COVID-19

Stefano Piaserico  1 , Alberto Meneguzzo  2 , Francesco Messina  2
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REPLY TO: Interleukin-17: a potential therapeutic target in COVID-19

Stefano Piaserico et al. J Infect. 2020 Sep.
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Keywords: Biologic drugs; COVID-19; IL-17; Pulmonary fibrosis; SARS-CoV-2.

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