Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic on tuberculosis treatment outcome in Northern Italy. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Magro, Paola; Formenti, Beatrice; Marchese, Valentina; Gulletta, Maurizio; Tomasoni, Lina Rachele; Caligaris, Silvio; Castelli, Francesco; Matteelli, Alberto
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 56:Issue 4(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02665-2020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

We read with interest the letters by Tadolini et al. [1] and Stochino et al. [2] in a recent issue of the European Respiratory Journal, which summarise the first available evidence on tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [3]. It is important to recognise the impact of COVID-19 on TB care to mitigate its consequences. TB services have an urgent need to identify novel strategies to ensure the continuum of TB care at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. https://bit.ly/2OIKnwL