Cohort study of the mortality among patients in New York City with tuberculosis and COVID-19, March 2020 to June 2022.

ABSTRACT: Both tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 can affect the respiratory system, and early findings suggest co-occurrence of these infectious diseases can result in elevated mortality. A retrospective cohort of patients who were diagnosed with TB and COVID-19 concurrently (within 120 days) between March 2020 and June 2022 in New York City (NYC) was identified. This cohort was compared with a cohort of patients diagnosed with TB-alone during the same period in terms of demographic information, clinical characteristics, and mortality. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to compare mortality between patient cohorts. One hundred and six patients with concurrent TB/COVID-19 were identified and compared with 902 patients with TB-alone. These two cohorts of patients were largely demographically an

SUBMITTER: Easton AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132536 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature