Care of tuberculosis patients in the times of COVID-19

Sudheer Tale; Pahel Meitei Soibam

doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.09.004

Care of tuberculosis patients in the times of COVID-19

Indian J Tuberc. 2021 Apr;68(2):285-286. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.09.004. Epub 2020 Sep 5.

Authors

Sudheer Tale¹, Pahel Meitei Soibam²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, India. Electronic address: drtalesudheer@gmail.com.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, India.

Abstract

Globally during this time of Covid-19 pandemic health care services are overhelmed and it has negative impact on other diseases like Tuberculosis (TB). High TB burden countries like India despite being faced by several other problems in present times, is continuously trying to provide uninterrupted services to TB patients through the national programs. In this general perspective we have shared our opinion on problems faced by TB patients in the times of covid-19.

Keywords: COVID 19; NTEP; Tuberculosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Humans
India / epidemiology
National Health Programs
Patient Care Management* / methods
Patient Care Management* / organization & administration
SARS-CoV-2
Tuberculosis* / epidemiology
Tuberculosis* / therapy