New disease and old threats: A case series of COVID‐19 and tuberculosis coinfection in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Shabrawishi, Abdullmoin AlQarni, Maher A Ghazawi, Baraa Melibari, Tebra Baljoon, Hassan Alwafi, Mohammed Samannodi
Abstract
COVID-19 and TB coinfection are not common and may occur more in TB endemic countries. However, patients with pre-COVID-19 chronic respiratory symptoms should be screened for TB as well.
Topics & Concepts
CoinfectionMedicineTuberculosisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Disease2019-20 coronavirus outbreakHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)PathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI