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Active pulmonary tuberculosis and coronavirus disease 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PloS one, 2021-10, Vol.16 (10), p.e0259006 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

EISSN: 1932-6203 ;DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259006

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  • Title:
    Active pulmonary tuberculosis and coronavirus disease 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Author: Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal ; Ritesh Agarwal ; Sahajal Dhooria ; Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad ; Inderpaul Singh Sehgal ; Valliappan Muthu
  • Is Part Of: PloS one, 2021-10, Vol.16 (10), p.e0259006
  • Description: ObjectiveThe proportion of COVID-19 patients having active pulmonary tuberculosis, and its impact on COVID-19 related patient outcomes, is not clear. We conducted this systematic review to evaluate the proportion of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients, and to assess if comorbid pulmonary tuberculosis worsens clinical outcomes in these patients.MethodsWe queried the PubMed and Embase databases for studies providing data on (a) proportion of COVID-19 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis or (b) severe disease, hospitalization, or mortality among COVID-19 patients with and without active pulmonary tuberculosis. We calculated the proportion of tuberculosis patients, and the relative risk (RR) for each reported outcome of interest. We used random-effects models to summarize our data.ResultsWe retrieved 3,375 citations, and included 43 studies, in our review. The pooled estimate for proportion of active pulmonary tuberculosis was 1.07% (95% CI 0.81%-1.36%). COVID-19 patients with tuberculosis had a higher risk of mortality (summary RR 1.93, 95% CI 1.56-2.39, from 17 studies) and for severe COVID-19 disease (summary RR 1.46, 95% CI 1.05-2.02, from 20 studies), but not for hospitalization (summary RR 1.86, 95% CI 0.91-3.81, from four studies), as compared to COVID-19 patients without tuberculosis.ConclusionActive pulmonary tuberculosis is relatively common among COVID-19 patients and increases the risk of severe COVID-19 and COVID-19-related mortality.
  • Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: EISSN: 1932-6203
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259006
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