Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and active tuberculosis co-infection in an Italian reference hospital
Claudia Stochino, Simone Villa, Patrizia Zucchi, Pierpaolo Parravicini, Andrea Gori, Mario Raviǵlione
Abstract
<b>The COVID-19 infection rate was high in patients with active tuberculosis. Major clinical complications were seen only in two patients, thus requiring <i>ex novo</i> oxygen supply, one of whom with advanced tuberculosis died. Nasal swab viral clearance was rapid.</b>https://bit.ly/3cdvdZJ
Topics & Concepts
MedicineTuberculosisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Active tuberculosisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyInfection rateMycobacterium tuberculosisInternal medicineSurgeryPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI