Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease | |
COVID-19 and tuberculosis co-infection: a neglected paradigm | |
Sarika Palepu1  Arkapal Bandyopadhyay2  Shailendra Handu2  Krishna Bandyopadhyay3  | |
[1] Department of Community Medicine, VCSGGMS and RI, Srinagar;Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh;Saint Teresa Kolkata Memorial TB Hospital, Kolkata; | |
关键词: COVID-19; tuberculosis; coinfection; India; | |
DOI : 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1437 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
COVID-19 has been affecting mankind round the globe. The incidence of this infectious disease of respiratory origin is constantly on rise. Another infectious disease widely prevalent is tuberculosis (TB). During past corona virus pandemics of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, coinfection with TB was seen. We present this review as the co-infection of COVID-19 with TB has not been assessed yet, imposing a greater global threat. We suggest few measures to be implemented without delay for effectively screening the suspects of co-infection and also follow up of non-suspect patients in the post-pandemic phase.
【 授权许可】
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