Four Patients with COVID-19 and Tuberculosis, Singapore, April–May 2020

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) developed in 4 foreign workers living in dormitories in Singapore during April–May 2020. Clinical manifestations and atypical radiographic features of COVID-19 led to the diagnosis of TB through positive interferon-gamma release assay and culture...

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Autores principales: Tham, Sai Meng, Lim, Wei Yang, Lee, Chun Kiat, Loh, Jerold, Premkumar, Arthi, Yan, Benedict, Kee, Adrian, Chai, Louis, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Yan, Gabriel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7588516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32667283
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.202752
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) developed in 4 foreign workers living in dormitories in Singapore during April–May 2020. Clinical manifestations and atypical radiographic features of COVID-19 led to the diagnosis of TB through positive interferon-gamma release assay and culture results. During the COVID-19 pandemic, TB should not be overlooked.

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