Integrated screening and testing for TB and COVID-19 in Peru | Zendy

Marco Tovar | Zendy; Daniela Puma | Zendy; Santiago Palomino | Zendy; Jesús Peinado | Zendy; F. Llanos | Zendy; C. Martinelli | Zendy; Judith Jiménez | Zendy; Roger Calderón | Zendy; Courtney M. Yuen | Zendy; Leonid Lecca | Zendy

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Integrated screening and testing for TB and COVID-19 in Peru

Author(s) -

Marco Tovar,

Daniela Puma,

Santiago Palomino,

Jesús Peinado,

F. Llanos,

C. Martinelli,

Judith Jiménez,

Roger Calderón,

Courtney M. Yuen,

Leonid Lecca

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

public health action

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2220-8372

DOI - 10.5588/pha.21.0077

Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

We describe the experience of integrating COVID-19 screening and testing into a mobile TB screening unit in Lima, Peru. All attendees received chest radiographs, which were analysed using CAD4TB and CAD4COVID; Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra was used to test for TB, and antibody and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for SARS-CoV-2. One Xpert-positive TB case was diagnosed per 168 people screened, one person with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies per 3 people screened, and one PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection per 8 people screened. Integrated screening can help to avoid delays in the diagnosis of both TB and COVID-19.

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