Publication date: Nov 28, 2024
With shared modes of transmission and clinical symptoms the convergence of COVID-19 and tuberculosis (TB) might lead to reduced diagnosis and detection of TB, which is challenging for healthcare systems already strained by the pandemic’s reach. This ecological study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB surveillance over the first 2 years of the pandemic (March 2020 to February 2022) in southeastern Iran. Interrupted Time Series (ITS) analysis with the quasi-Poisson regression models was used to estimate the relative risk (RR) of TB diagnosis and treatment outcome counts, stratified by gender, case definition, involvement type, and treatment outcomes. The ITS analyses showed a significant decrease in TB total cases (RR: 0. 622 [95% CI: 0. 487, 0. 793], P
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| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |
| disease | MESH | tuberculosis |
| pathway | KEGG | Tuberculosis |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| disease | MESH | treatment failure |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Trestolone |
| disease | MESH | death |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Coenzyme M |
| disease | MESH | infectious diseases |
| disease | MESH | social stigma |
| disease | MESH | treatment delays |
| disease | MESH | phobia |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Spinosad |
| disease | MESH | infections |
| disease | MESH | misdiagnosis |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Tretamine |
| disease | MESH | recurrence |
| disease | IDO | intervention |
| disease | MESH | unemployment |
| disease | IDO | country |
| disease | MESH | anxiety |
| disease | MESH | latent infection |
| disease | MESH | Coinfection |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Indoleacetic acid |
| disease | MESH | Hypertension |
| disease | MESH | breast cancer |
| pathway | KEGG | Breast cancer |
| disease | IDO | symptom |
| disease | MESH | non communicable diseases |
| disease | MESH | pulmonary tuberculosis |
| disease | MESH | schizophrenia |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Dapsone |
| disease | MESH | influenza |
| disease | MESH | AIDS |