Impact of Severity of COVID-19 in TB Disease Patients: Experience from an Italian Infectious Disease Referral Hospital
Coinfection with TB and COVID-19 significantly increases the risk of acute respiratory failure and poor outcomes. Clinicians should be aware of this risk, especially in patients with pulmonary involvement. Although specific protocols are unavailable, prompt diagnosis and management may enhance outcomes. Additional research is necessary to understand the long-term effects of TB-COVID-19 coinfection, particularly as COVID-19 becomes endemic.
Authors
- Carlotta Cerva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9060-7313)
- Alessandra Aiello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2681-9383)
- Angela Cannas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8286-2127)
- Virginia Di Bari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3949-9705)
- Delia Goletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8360-4376)
- Antonio Mazzarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-4368)
- Giulia Matusali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2948-4243)
- Fabrizio Palmieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8184-6291)
- Gina Gualano
- Raffaella Libertone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0442-0187)
- Maria Musso
- Serena Maria Carli
Institutions
- Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Disease Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/idr17010011
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58
Funders
- Ministero della Salute