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Comment
. 2021 Feb;49(1):191-193.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01515-3. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

Cats and kids: how a feline disease may help us unravel COVID-19 associated paediatric hyperinflammatory syndrome

Martin Alberer  1 , Ulrich von Both  2
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Comment

Cats and kids: how a feline disease may help us unravel COVID-19 associated paediatric hyperinflammatory syndrome

Martin Alberer et al. Infection. 2021 Feb.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Both MA and UB declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Comment on

  • Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic.
    Riphagen S, Gomez X, Gonzalez-Martinez C, Wilkinson N, Theocharis P. Riphagen S, et al. Lancet. 2020 May 23;395(10237):1607-1608. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31094-1. Epub 2020 May 7. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32386565 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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