The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the healthcare system worldwide, leading to an approach favoring judicious resource allocation. A focus on resource preservation can result in anchoring bias and missed concurrent diagnosis. Coinfection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has implications beyond morbidity at the individual level and can lead to unintended TB exposure to others. We present six cases of COVID-19 with newly diagnosed cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis to highlight the significance of this phenomenon and favorable outcomes if recognized early.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SAR-CoV-2, Co-infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB, pulmonary tuberculosis, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Diagnosis, outcome, Coinfection, morbidity, resource, Healthcare system, acute respiratory syndrome, individual level, implication, approach, highlight, diagnosed, strained, 【제목키워드】 cavitary, with COVID-19,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SAR-CoV-2, Co-infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB, pulmonary tuberculosis, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Diagnosis, outcome, Coinfection, morbidity, resource, Healthcare system, acute respiratory syndrome, individual level, implication, approach, highlight, diagnosed, strained, 【제목키워드】 cavitary, with COVID-19,