On tuberculosis and COVID-19 co-infection

On tuberculosis and COVID-19 co-infection

In their correspondence, the authors raised two important issues, namely the possible association between tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (can infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) re-activate TB?), and the effects of TB on early mortalit...

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Veröffentlicht in:The European respiratory journal 2020-08, Vol.56 (2), p.2002328
Hauptverfasser: Tadolini, Marina, García-García, José-María, Blanc, François-Xavier, Borisov, Sergey, Goletti, Delia, Motta, Ilaria, Codecasa, Luigi Ruffo, Tiberi, Simon, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Migliori, Giovanni Battista
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Sprache:eng
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Agora
Betacoronavirus
Coinfection
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Human health and pathology
Humans
Life Sciences
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:In their correspondence, the authors raised two important issues, namely the possible association between tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (can infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) re-activate TB?), and the effects of TB on early mortality in co-infected patients. COVID-19 may boost tuberculosis given infection and mortality, further studies are needed https://bit.ly/2Z2r5XO
ISSN:0903-1936
1399-3003
DOI:10.1183/13993003.02328-2020