Previous and active tuberculosis increases risk of death and prolongs recovery in patients with COVID-19

• Main Authors: Sy, Karla Therese L, Haw, Nel Jason L, Uy, Jhanna
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: COVID-19; tuberculosis; mortality; recovery; Medicine and Health Sciences; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Virus Diseases
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=hs-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background: There is a growing literature on the association of SARS-CoV-2 and other chronic conditions, such as noncommunicable diseases. However, little is known about the impact of coinfection with tuberculosis. We aimed to compare the risk of death and recovery, as well as time-to-death and time...