Increase in Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay during First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Data from an Italian Infectious Disease Referral Hospital

• Main Authors: Francesco Di Gennaro (Author), Gina Gualano (Author), Laura Timelli (Author), Pietro Vittozzi (Author), Virginia Di Bari (Author), Raffaella Libertone (Author), Carlotta Cerva (Author), Luigi Pinnarelli (Author), Carla Nisii (Author), Stefania Ianniello (Author), Silvia Mosti (Author), Nazario Bevilacqua (Author), Fabio Iacomi (Author), Annalisa Mondi (Author), Simone Topino (Author), Delia Goletti (Author), Francesco Vaia (Author), Giuseppe Ippolito (Author), Enrico Girardi (Author), Fabrizio Palmieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The WHO advised that the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on TB services was estimated to be dramatic due to the disruption of TB services. Methods: A retrospective data collection and evaluation was conducted to include all the patients hospitalized for TB at INMI from 9 March to 31 August 2...