Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delays and Treatment Outcomes among Patients with COVID-19, California, USA, 2020

We assessed tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic delays among patients with TB and COVID-19 in California, USA. Among 58 persons, 43% experienced TB diagnostic delays, and a high proportion (83%) required hospitalization for TB. Even when viral respiratory pathogens circulate widely, timely TB diagnostic workup for at-risk persons remains critical for reducing TB-related illness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 30(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 136-140

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Han, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Nabity, Scott A [VerfasserIn]
Dasgupta-Tsinikas, Shom [VerfasserIn]
Guevara, Ramon E [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Marisa [VerfasserIn]
Kadakia, Ankita [VerfasserIn]
Henry, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Cilnis, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Buhain, Sonal [VerfasserIn]
Chitnis, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Chakrabarty, Melony [VerfasserIn]
Ky, Ann [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Quy [VerfasserIn]
Low, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Jain, Seema [VerfasserIn]
Higashi, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Barry, Pennan M [VerfasserIn]
Flood, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteria
COVID-19
California
Coronavirus disease
Coronaviruses
Deaths
Diagnostic delay
Hospitalization
Journal Article
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
TB
Treatment outcomes
Tuberculosis
United States
Viruses

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.12.2023

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid3001.230924

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366377280