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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2023

Coinfection of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis in Uganda.

Edwin Nuwagira, Stellah G Mpagama, Asumpta Katusiime, Bobson Natamba, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Peggy S Lai

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Edwin NuwagiraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Stellah G MpagamaInfectious Diseases Unit, Kibong'oto Infectious Disease Hospital, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Asumpta KatusiimeTuberculosis Treatment Unit, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda.
Bobson NatambaTuberculosis Treatment Unit, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda.
Joseph Baruch BalukuDivision of Pulmonology, Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Peggy S LaiDivision of Pulmonology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mbarara National Referral Hospital · UGKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · TZMassachusetts General Hospital · USMbarara University of Science and Technology · UG

Funding

Multi-morbidity in Uganda Research Capacity Initiative (MURCI) at Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyD43TW011632 · FIC · MBARARA UNIVERSITY/SCIENCE/ TECHNOLOGY · PI BAJUNIRWE, FRANCIS · 2020 to 2024
$1.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW011632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clinical features and outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 coinfection are not well established. This short report describes 11 people with TB/COVID-19 coinfection in Uganda. The mean age was 46.9 ± 14.5 years; eight (72.7%) were male and two (18.2%) were coinfected with HIV. All patients presented with cough whose median duration was 71.1 (interquartile range, 33.1, 109) days. Eight (72.7%) had mild COVID-19 whereas two (18.2%) died, including one with advanced HIV disease. All patients were treated with first-line anti-TB drugs and adjunct therapy for COVID-19 using national treatment guidelines. This report presents the possibility of the coexistence of the two diseases and calls for more vigilance, screening, and collective prevention measures for both COVID-19 and TB.

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CoinfectionCOVID-19HIV InfectionsTuberculosisAdultAntitubercular AgentsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedUgandaAntitubercular Agents

Identifiers

PMID37094784
PMCPMC10540107
OpenAlexW4366817054

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