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Comment
. 2021 Aug;27(8):1072-1073.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.03.027. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

Sex-biased clinical presentation and outcomes from COVID-19

Eileen P Scully  1 , Amita Gupta  1 , Sabra L Klein  2
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Sex-biased clinical presentation and outcomes from COVID-19

Eileen P Scully et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: CRP; Inflammation; Pathogenesis; SARS-CoV-2; Sex differences.

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