Outcome of COVID-19 in Children With Tuberculosis: Single-Center Experience
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Date
2022-08
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the outcome of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in children and adolescents with tuberculosis. Methods: We analyzed hospital records for the period May, 2020 to September, 2021 for children who were severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive or SARS-CoV-2 antibody positive. They were divided into two groups viz., those with tuberculosis (tuberculosis group) and those without tuberculosis (non-TB group). Demographic information, symptoms, and outcomes of COVID-19 were compared between the two groups. Results: Median (IQR) age of participants was 11 (8,14) and 4.5 (2,9) year for the tuberculosis and non-TB groups, respectively. 93.5% and 36.1% of children were asymptomatic in the tuberculosis and non-TB group, respectively. No variable in the study was significantly associated with COVID-19 positivity in children with tuberculosis. No difference was found in the outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children having tuberculosis. Conclusions: No differences were noted in the outcomes of COVID19 infection in children having tuberculosis.
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Co-infection, Diagosis, Presentation, Severity
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Mane Sushant S, Janardhanan Jyothi, Pustake Manas, Wanvat Akshay, Khan Gazi Israil, Chopade Rajratna. Outcome of COVID-19 in Children With Tuberculosis: Single-Center Experience. Indian Pediatrics. 2022 Aug; 59(8): 617-619