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Clinical presentation of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infections after BCG instillation therapy.

Pertti NurminenOtto EttalaRaija Uusitalo-SeppäläMikael HögermanAntti KaipiaPeter J Boström
Published in: BJU international (2022)
This study confirms the concept of early and late infection types, especially among systemic infections. However, late infections appeared to be rarer than previously described. Urologists should be aware of the possibility of late BCG infection if patients develop symptoms even several years after the BCG regimen.
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