The Use of COVID-19 Surveillance Measures in Detecting Cases of Tuberculosis (TB)

Anwar A. Sayed; Asem A. Allam; Abdullah K. Alruwaili; Mohammed A. Alraey; Eman M. Elsayed; Ghfren S. Aloraini

doi:10.3390/hygiene3010001

The Use of COVID-19 Surveillance Measures in Detecting Cases of Tuberculosis (TB)

Anwar A. Sayed, Asem A. Allam, Abdullah K. Alruwaili, Mohammed A. Alraey, Eman M. Elsayed, Ghfren S. Aloraini

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused countries to develop novel methods to detect and trace active cases. These methods aim to limit its spread; however, they can also be used to detect other endemic infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB). The current methods used to detect COVID-19 cases, such as temperature-checking and tracing applications, led to the detection of these specific TB cases and their referral to the hospital. In this study, we present four cases of TB in which the patients come from different working backgrounds. We conclude that the current measures used for COVID-19 could also prove to be beneficial in the context of other infectious diseases, mainly TB.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Hygiene
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/hygiene3010001
State	Published - Mar 2023

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COVID-19 measures
infectious diseases
TB
tuberculosis detection

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The Use of COVID-19 Surveillance Measures in Detecting Cases of Tuberculosis (TB)

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