Influence of COVID-19 for delaying the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis-Tianjin, China

• Main Authors: Guoqin Zhang (Author), Yanming Yu (Author), Wenqian Zhang (Author), Jian Shang (Author), Shengyu Chen (Author), Xuewen Pang (Author), John E. Oeltmann (Author), Patrick K. Moonan (Author), Mingting Chen (Author), Fan Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the diagnosis, treatment, and care for tuberculosis (TB). Delays in seeking TB care may result in increased community transmission and unfavorable treatment outcomes. We sought to understand the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proportion of pat...