Open AccessNew disease and old threats: A case series of COVID‐19 and tuberculosis coinfection in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Shabrawishi Mohammed,
AlQarni Abdullmoin,
Ghazawi Maher,
Melibari Baraa,
Baljoon Tebra,
Alwafi Hassan,
Samannodi Mohammed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4233
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , tuberculosis , covid-19 , virology , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
COVID‐19 and TB coinfection are not common and may occur more in TB endemic countries. However, patients with pre‐COVID‐19 chronic respiratory symptoms should be screened for TB as well.