On tuberculosis and COVID-19 co-infection

[摘要] We wish to thank A.K. Khurana and D. Aggarwal for their interest in our research letter and comments. In their correspondence, the authors raised two important issues, namely the possible association between tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (can infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) re-activate TB?), and the effects of TB on early mortality in co-infected patients. Our research letter reported the first cohort of patients with diagnosis of TB (including post-treatment sequelae) and COVID-19. The article was aimed at reporting what was observed at the beginning of the epidemic among some of the most affected countries. This explains the small numbers described and the countries involved. At the time the article was submitted, several countries in Africa, Europe and Latin America represented in the Global Tuberculosis Network (GTN) had no TB/COVID-19 patients to report.

[学科分类] 呼吸医学