Diagnosis of tuberculosis among COVID-19 suspected cases in Ghana.

Theophilus AfumPrince AsareAdwoa Asante-PokuIsaac Darko OtcherePortia Abena MorganEdmund BedeleyDiana Asema AsandemAbdul Basit MusahIshaque Mintah SiamPhillip TettehYaw Adusi-PokuRita Frimpong-MansoJoseph Humphrey Kofi BonneyWilliam AmpofoDorothy Yeboah-Manu

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Our findings highlight the need for differential diagnosis among COVID-19 suspected cases and regular active TB surveillance in TB endemic settings.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
mycobacterium tuberculosis
sars cov
pulmonary embolism
public health
pulmonary tuberculosis
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus