Collateral Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Tuberculosis Control in Jiangsu Province, China. (28th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Qiao; Lu, Peng; Shen, Ye; Li, Changwei; Wang, Jianming; Zhu, Limei; Lu, Wei; Martinez, Leonardo
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 73:Number 3(2021)
• Page Start: 542
• Page End: 544
• Publication Date: 2020-08-28
• Subjects: tuberculosis -- COVID-19 -- China -- drug resistance; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1289
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may impede global tuberculosis elimination goals. In Jiangsu Province, China, tuberculosis notifications dropped 52% in 2020 compared to 2015–2019. Treatment completion and screening for drug resistance decreased continuously in 2020. Urgent attention must be paid to tuberculosis control efforts during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.