The potential impact of COVID-19-related disruption on tuberculosis burden

Eur Respir J. 2020 Aug 13;56(2):2001718. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01718-2020. Print 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Any benefit of social distancing on TB deaths is likely to be outweighed by health service disruption. As such, it is crucially important to maintain and strengthen TB-related health services during, and after, the COVID-19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/30aWZnp

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • COVID-19
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration*
  • Comorbidity
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Cost of Illness
  • Female
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
  • Risk Assessment
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents