Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique threat to patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). We describe a case of a patient with pulmonary MDR-TB and COVID-19 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and highlight the challenges and approach to managing a patient with both diseases.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Betacoronavirus*
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COVID-19
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Coronavirus Infections / complications*
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Haiti / epidemiology
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Humans
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Male
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Pandemics
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Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
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Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
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SARS-CoV-2
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / complications*
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / epidemiology*