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. 2020 Jul 30;56(1):2001708.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01708-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and active tuberculosis co-infection in an Italian reference hospital

Claudia Stochino  1 , Simone Villa  2 , Patrizia Zucchi  3 , Pierpaolo Parravicini  3 , Andrea Gori  4   5 , Mario Carlo Raviglione  4
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Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and active tuberculosis co-infection in an Italian reference hospital

Claudia Stochino et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 infection rate was high in patients with active tuberculosis. Major clinical complications were seen only in two patients, thus requiring ex novo oxygen supply, one of whom with advanced tuberculosis died. Nasal swab viral clearance was rapid. https://bit.ly/3cdvdZJ

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: C. Stochino has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Villa has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P. Zucchi has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P. Parravicini has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Gori has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M.C. Raviglione has nothing to disclose.

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