New disease and old threats: A case series of COVID-19 and tuberculosis coinfection in Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed ShabrawishiAbdullmoin AlQarniMaher GhazawiBaraa MelibariTebra BaljoonHassan AlwafiMohammed Samannodi

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

COVID-19 and TB coinfection are not common and may occur more in TB endemic countries. However, patients with pre-COVID-19 chronic respiratory symptoms should be screened for TB as well.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
mycobacterium tuberculosis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
pulmonary tuberculosis
depressive symptoms
drug induced
antiretroviral therapy