Experience and Lessons of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control During COVID-19 Pandemic in Clinic

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are respiratory infectious diseases spread by droplets. It is difficult to distinguish COVID-19 and PTB by their clinical symptoms and radiographic features. PTB prevention and treatment have become challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here in, as long-term frontline health care workers (HCWs) in the TB department, we have summed up the following experience and lessons from a large number of clinical practices.