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Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delays and Treatment Outcomes among Patients with COVID-19, California, USA, 2020.

Han, Emily;
Nabity, Scott;
Dasgupta-Tsinikas, Shom;
Guevara, Ramon;
Moore, Marisa;
Kadakia, Ankita;
Henry, Hannah;
Cilnis, Martin;
Buhain, Sonal;
Chitnis, Amit;
Chakrabarty, Melony;
Ky, Ann;
Nguyen, Quy;
Low, Julie;
Jain, Seema;
Higashi, Julie;
Barry, Pennan;
Flood, Jennifer

UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2024)

We assessed tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic delays among patients with TB and COVID-19 in California, USA. Among 58 persons, 43% experienced TB diagnostic delays, and a high proportion (83%) required hospitalization for TB. Even when viral respiratory pathogens circulate widely, timely TB diagnostic workup for at-risk persons remains critical for reducing TB-related illness.

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