Publication | Open Access
Three Patients with COVID-19 and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Wuhan, China, January–February 2020
29
Citations
5
References
2020
Year
Tuberculosis PreventionCovid-19 EpidemiologyJanuary–february 2020Covid-19Clinical EpidemiologyJanuary-february 2020Respiratory InfectionCoronavirus DiseasePublic HealthClinical DiseaseCovid-19 PneumoniaPulmonary TuberculosisLong CovidPulmonary PathologyRespiratory DiseasesCovid-19 PandemicTuberculosisEpidemiologyInternational HealthInfectious Respiratory DiseaseMedicine
During January-February 2020, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and tuberculosis were diagnosed for 3 patients in Wuhan, China. All 3 patients had COVID-19 pneumonia. One severely ill patient died after acute respiratory distress syndrome developed. Clinicians and public health officials should be aware of underlying chronic infections such as tuberculosis in COVID-19 patients.
| Year | Citations | |
|---|---|---|
Page 1
Page 1