First case series and literature review of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated pulmonary tuberculosis in Southeast Asia: Challenges and opportunities.
J Infect Public Health
; 16(1): 80-89, 2023 Jan.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2131569
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Subclinical tuberculosis (TB) is accidentally detected by radiologic and microbiologic findings. Transmission by those with subclinical TB could delay prevention effort. However, our study demonstrated positive aspect of COVID-19 outbreak as it could allow subclinical TB to be detected faster through a chest X-Ray (CXR).METHODS:
This cross-sectional cohort study aimed to report demographics, comorbidities, and outcomes related to early detection of TB among COVID-19 patients, and to elaborate the association between SARS-CoV-2 and pulmonary TB. Data of patients with SARS-CoV-2 co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) diagnosed between March 2020 - March 2022 was collected.RESULTS:
Out of 12,275 COVID-19 patients, 26 were definitively diagnosed with MTB infection (mean age 48.16 ± 20.17 years). All cases that had suspicious CXR that were not typical for COVID-19, were tested for MTB. On average, pulmonary TB was diagnosed after admission 5(3-10) days, the treatment initiation period was 3(1-5) days from the TB diagnosis.CONCLUSIONS:
This suggests an early detection of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients by quicker screening CXR and sputum comparing to previous symptom guided screening. Thereby reducing the chance of TB transmission demonstrated during COVID-19 pandemic. So, clinicians should be aware of pulmonary tuberculosis in COVID-19 patients with atypical radiologic findings.Palabras clave
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis Pulmonar
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COVID-19
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de cohorte
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
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Revisiones
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Humanos
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Infect Public Health
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Salud Pública
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
J.jiph.2022.11.029
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