ReviewJournal of Korean medical science2023
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Preventive Services and Their Post-Pandemic Recovery Strategies: A Rapid Review of Literature.
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- Seven-year surveillance of latent tuberculosis infection using interferon-gamma release assay among health workers at a large tertiary hospital in Thailand.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2026Article
- Lived experiences of tuberculosis patients accessing treatment during COVID-19 in Zimbabwe.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026Article
- Challenges and Adaptations of TB-DOTS Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Cotabato Province, Philippines: A Mixed Methods Study.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- Disseminated Tuberculosis Masquerading as Malignancy in an Immunocompetent Middle-aged Woman: A Multiorgan Imaging Case Report and Updated Review for CliniciansCurrent medical imaging · 2026Review
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on unfavorable tuberculosis outcomes: a comparative analysis of unhoused and general populations.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Forecasting tuberculosis in Ethiopia using deep learning: progress toward sustainable development goal evidence from global burden of disease 1990-2021.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Tuberculosis Care Quality Assessment: Evaluating Diagnosis and Treatment Effectiveness in Korea, 2018 to 2022.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2025Article
- Tuberculosis Notification and Incidence: Republic of Korea, 2023.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2025Article
- Nutrition Status and Comorbidities Are Important Factors Associated With Mortality During Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Observational
- Willingness of receiving preventive treatment and its determinants among individuals with latent tuberculosis infection in Shenzhen, China.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Simplified Co-extraction of total Nucleic Acids from Respiratory Samples for detection ofmedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Deprioritized and disrupted: tuberculosis care in the shadow of COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Clinical Profiles of Multidrug-Resistant and Rifampicin-Monoresistant Tuberculosis in Korea, 2018-2021: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2025Article
- Public-Private Partnership for Tuberculosis Care and Prevention in Korea.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2024Article
- Tuberculosis Notification and Incidence: Republic of Korea, 2022.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2024Article
- Health and illness beliefs in adults with tuberculosis infection during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.Dialogues in health · 2024Article
- The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on tuberculosis notifications and deaths in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes across Brazil's geographical landscape before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: are we truly advancing toward the sustainable development/end TB goal?Infectious diseases of poverty · 2024Article
- The global impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis: A thematic scoping review, 2020-2023.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis notifications.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted tuberculosis (TB) care and prevention around the world. The aim of this study is to review literature on the impact of COVID-19 on TB preventive services and discuss their policy options during and after the pandemic.
methodsWe conducted a rapid review of scientific literature on the impact of COVID-19 on TB preventive services and their recovery strategies. After conducting a line-by-line open coding, their codes were applied in the descriptive theme building process, which was guided by the End TB strategy. TB preventive measures were selected and classified into five analytical categories: 1) vaccination against TB, 2) detection and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI), 3) screening and diagnostics, 4) active case finding and contact tracing, and 5) surveillance.
resultsWe identified 93 articles, of which 65 were research articles. During the pandemic, we observed decrease in Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) coverage, TB diagnostic services, case finding activities, and LTBI management. TB case detection was declined, which was not resumed to the pre-pandemic level after loosening the lock-down. Several recommendations were highlighted: 1) secure BCG stocks and its supply chains, 2) consider catch-up activities of routine immunization and LTBI screening, 3) maintain minimal TB health services, infection prevention and control, and surveillance, 4) leverage laboratory capacity and contact tracing mechanisms, 5) consider simultaneous testing for TB and COVID-19, and 6) Incorporate digital health technologies.
conclusionsOur findings and lessons learnt from the pandemic can aid in the development of future national TB control program.
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