Disseminated tuberculosis and diagnosis delay during the COVID-19 era in a Western European country: a case series analysis

• Main Authors: Sílvia Roure (Author), Xavier Vallès (Author), Nieves Sopena (Author), Rosa Maria Benítez (Author), Esteban A. Reynaga (Author), Carmen Bracke (Author), Cora Loste (Author), Lourdes Mateu (Author), Adrián Antuori (Author), Tania Baena (Author), Germán Portela (Author), Judith Llussà (Author), Clara Flamarich (Author), Laura Soldevila (Author), Montserrat Tenesa (Author), Ricard Pérez (Author), Elsa Plasencia (Author), Jordi Bechini (Author), Maria Lluïsa Pedro-Botet (Author), Bonaventura Clotet (Author), Cristina Vilaplana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundDisseminated tuberculosis is frequently associated with delayed diagnosis and a poorer prognosis.ObjectivesTo describe case series of disseminated TB and diagnosis delay in a low TB burden country during the COVID-19 period.MethodologyWe consecutively included all patients with of dissemin...