Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique threat to patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). We describe a case of a patient with pulmonary MDR-TB and COVID-19 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and highlight the challenges and approach to managing a patient with both diseases.

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Autores principales: Vilbrun, Stalz Charles, Mathurin, Laurent, Pape, Jean W., Fitzgerald, Daniel, Walsh, Kathleen F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7646787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32978934
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0851
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Walsh, Kathleen F.
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spelling pubmed-76467872020-11-17 Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Vilbrun, Stalz Charles Mathurin, Laurent Pape, Jean W. Fitzgerald, Daniel Walsh, Kathleen F. Am J Trop Med Hyg Articles The COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique threat to patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). We describe a case of a patient with pulmonary MDR-TB and COVID-19 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and highlight the challenges and approach to managing a patient with both diseases. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020-11 2020-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7646787/ /pubmed/32978934 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0851 Text en © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_full Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_fullStr Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_full_unstemmed Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_short Case Report: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Coinfection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
title_sort case report: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and covid-19 coinfection in port-au-prince, haiti
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7646787/
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