The intersecting pandemics of tuberculosis and COVID-19: population-level and patient-level impact, clinical presentation, and corrective interventions

K Dheda, T Perumal, H Moultrie, R Perumal… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly
ill per year. Nevertheless, tuberculosis incidence has slowly declined over the past decade …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities to end tuberculosis in the COVID-19 era

T Wingfield, F Karmadwala, P MacPherson… - The Lancet …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
On World Tuberculosis Day, 2020, we warned of the impending impact of COVID-19 on the
tuberculosis pandemic. We also made a plea that the world must not forget tuberculosis …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19's devastating effect on tuberculosis care—a path to recovery

M Pai, T Kasaeva, S Swaminathan - New England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Covid-19’s Devastating Effect on Tuberculosis Care — A Path to Recovery | New England Journal
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[HTML][HTML] Tackling two pandemics: a plea on World Tuberculosis Day

T Wingfield, LE Cuevas, P MacPherson… - The Lancet …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We are facing an unprecedented pandemic. A quarter of the world's population is infected
and, between 2020 and 2021, it is predicted that 10 million people will have fallen ill, 3 …

Tuberculosis and COVID‐19: lessons from the past viral outbreaks and possible future outcomes

R Crisan-Dabija, C Grigorescu… - Canadian respiratory …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The threat of contagious infectious diseases is constantly evolving as
demographic explosion, travel globalization, and changes in human lifestyle increase the …

The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on tuberculosis control in China

H Fei, X Yinyin, C Hui, W Ni, D Xin, C Wei… - The Lancet Regional …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, China implemented a series of
interventions that impacted tuberculosis (TB) control in the country. Methods Based on …

COVID-19 and tuberculosis—threats and opportunities

A Zumla, BJ Marais, TD McHugh… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS (RTIs) remain the top cause of morbidity and mortality
from infectious diseases worldwide. 1 Until the end of December 2019, just three pathogens …

Tuberculosis and HIV responses threatened by COVID-19

P Adepoju - The lancet HIV, 2020 - thelancet.com
March 24, 2020, was World Tuberculosis Day 2020, but this year tuberculosis was
overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of that week, COVID-19 had already …

Long-term outcomes of the global tuberculosis and COVID-19 co-infection cohort

GT Network, N Casco, AL Jorge… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Longitudinal cohort data of patients with tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) are lacking. In our global study, we describe long-term outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and tuberculosis: the double whammy of respiratory pathogens

M Shariq, JA Sheikh, N Quadir… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Prior to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), tuberculosis (TB) was the worst killer among
infectious diseases. The union of these two obnoxious respiratory diseases can be …