TB Research

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic on tuberculosis treatment outcome in Northern Italy

Paola Magro, Beatrice Formenti, Valentina Marchese, Maurizio Gulletta, Lina Rachele Tomasoni, Silvio Caligaris, Francesco Castelli, Alberto Matteelli

European Respiratory Journal · 2020-07

Abstract

<b>It is important to recognise the impact of COVID-19 on TB care to mitigate its consequences. TB services have an urgent need to identify novel strategies to ensure the continuum of TB care at the time of the coronavirus pandemic.</b> https://bit.ly/2OIKnwL

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Pandemic
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Tuberculosis
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Coronavirus
  • Virology
  • Continuum of care
  • Intensive care medicine