Latent Tuberculosis Infection and COVID-19: Analysis of a Cohort of Patients from Careggi University Hospital (Florence, Italy)

Latent Tuberculosis Infection and COVID-19: Analysis of a Cohort of Patients from Careggi University Hospital (Florence, Italy)

Data regarding the relationship between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and active or latent tuberculosis (TB) are discordant. We conducted a retrospective study examining the impact of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) on the clinical progression of COVID-19 patients. We selected 213 patients adm...

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Main Authors: Francesca Mariotti, Francesco Sponchiado, Filippo Lagi, Chiara Moroni, Riccardo Paggi, Seble Tekle Kiros, Vittorio Miele, Alessandro Bartoloni, Jessica Mencarini, The COCORA Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis infection
COVID-19
QuantiFERON-TB test
tuberculosis radiological sequelae
in-hospital mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/15/6/68

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