Four Patients with COVID-19 and Tuberculosis, Singapore, April-May 2020

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) developed in 4 foreign workers living in dormitories in Singapore during April-May 2020. Clinical manifestations and atypical radiographic features of COVID-19 led to the diagnosis of TB through positive interferon-gamma release assay and culture...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-11, Vol.26 (11), p.2764-2765
Hauptverfasser:	Tham, Sai Meng, Lim, Wei Yang, Lee, Chun Kiat, Loh, Jerold, Premkumar, Arthi, Yan, Benedict, Kee, Adrian, Chai, Louis, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Yan, Gabriel
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	2019 novel coronavirus disease Adult Betacoronavirus Case studies Coinfection - microbiology coronavirus disease Coronavirus Infections - microbiology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Diagnosis Dormitories Female Health aspects Humans Male Migrant labor Mycobacterium Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - microbiology Research Letter Risk factors SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Singapore Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology viruses Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) developed in 4 foreign workers living in dormitories in Singapore during April-May 2020. Clinical manifestations and atypical radiographic features of COVID-19 led to the diagnosis of TB through positive interferon-gamma release assay and culture results. During the COVID-19 pandemic, TB should not be overlooked.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/EID2611.202752