Gauging the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services: a global study

Eur Respir J. 2021 Nov 11;58(5):2101786. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01786-2021. Print 2021 Nov.

Abstract

This global study of 43 TB centres from 19 countries demonstrates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on TB services. Newly diagnosed TB disease, drug-resistant TB, TB deaths, outpatient clinic attendances and newly diagnosed TB infection were reduced. https://bit.ly/3sdHbfk

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tuberculosis* / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis* / therapy