COVID-19 coinfection in patients with active tuberculosis: First case-report in Iran
Nasrin Ghodrati Fard, Mansoor Khaledi, Hamed Afkhami, Molood Barzan, Hamed Eraghiye Farahani, Fatemeh Sameni, Omid Gholizade, Fatemeh Maghsoudi, et al. (12 authors)
Abstract
The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a serious threat to global health. Since tuberculosis-COVID-19 co-infection is a great risk for tuberculosis patients. This is the first report from Iran. Rapid screening of respiratory infections caused by COVID-19, isolation, and treatment of tuberculosis patients is vital.
MeSH terms
- Coinfection
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Pandemic
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Isolation (microbiology)
- Active tuberculosis
- Intensive care medicine
- Respiratory system
- Pneumonia
- Virology
- Immunology
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)