Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and active tuberculosis co-infection in an Italian reference hospital

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 30;56(1):2001708. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01708-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The COVID-19 infection rate was high in patients with active tuberculosis. Major clinical complications were seen only in two patients, thus requiring ex novo oxygen supply, one of whom with advanced tuberculosis died. Nasal swab viral clearance was rapid. https://bit.ly/3cdvdZJ

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques
  • Coinfection
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
  • Viral Load