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

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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stochino, Claudia, Villa, Simone, Zucchi, Patrizia, Parravicini, Pierpaolo, Gori, Andrea, Raviglione, Mario Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
Materias:
Agora
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32482787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01708-2020
Descripción
Sumario: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

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