Three Patients with COVID-19 and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Wuhan, China, January–February 2020

oleh: Zhi Yao, Junbo Chen, Qianli Wang, Weiyong Liu, Qi Zhang, Jing Nan, Hai Huang, Yuying Wu, Lan Li, Lu Liang, Lei You, Yingle Liu, Hongjie Yu

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Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-11-01

Deskripsi

During January–February 2020, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and tuberculosis were diagnosed for 3 patients in Wuhan, China. All 3 patients had COVID-19 pneumonia. One severely ill patient died after acute respiratory distress syndrome developed. Clinicians and public health officials should be aware of underlying chronic infections such as tuberculosis in COVID-19 patients.