Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact tracing of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Pere GodoyIgnasi ParrónIrene BarrabeigJoan A CaylàLaura ClotetNúria FolliaMonica CarolAngels OrcauMiquel AlsedàGloria FerrúsPere PlansMireia JaneJoan-Pau MilletAngela Domíngueznull null

Published in: European journal of public health (2022)

COVID-19 is affecting TB control due to less exhaustive TB and LTBI case detection. An increase in LTBI was observed during the pandemic period. Efforts should be made to improve detection of TB and LTBI among contacts of TB cases.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
coronavirus disease
sars cov
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr