Tuberculosis-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths after COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place, San Francisco, California, USA
Janice K. Louie, Rocio Agraz-Lara, Laura F. Romo, Felix Crespin, Lisa Chen, Susannah Graves
Abstract
A mandated shelter-in-place and other restrictions associated with the coronavirus disease pandemic precipitated a decline in tuberculosis diagnoses in San Francisco, California, USA. Several months into the pandemic, severe illness resulting in hospitalization or death increased compared with prepandemic levels, warranting heightened vigilance for tuberculosis in at-risk populations.
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TuberculosisPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Environmental healthInfectious disease (medical specialty)CoronavirusDemographyDiseaseGerontologyOutbreakVirologyInternal medicinePathologySociologyCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsInfection Control and VentilationDisaster Response and Management