Prevalence of tuberculosis/COVID-19 co-infection and factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pulmonary tuberculosis patients at a respiratory diseases center: a cross-sectional study

currently, tuberculosis (TB) is the second cause of infectious disease-related deaths before COVID-19. These two infections have several similarities but little data is available on TB/COVID-19 co-infection, hence, we sought to investigate the prevalence of this co-infection and the factors associat...

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Published in:	The Pan African medical journal Vol. 44; p. 204
Main Authors:	Mangamba, Laurent-Mireille Endale, Sike, Christiane Ingrid Medi, Tochie, Joël Noutakdie, Dalle, Grace Ngondi, Nkouagmi, Nadia, Balkissou, Adamou Dodo, Bille, Bernard Eyoum, Ngahane, Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou, Moukoko, Carole Else Eboumbou
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda The African Field Epidemiology Network 2023
Subjects:	COVID-19 prevalence SARS-CoV-2 carriage tuberculosis
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Summary:	currently, tuberculosis (TB) is the second cause of infectious disease-related deaths before COVID-19. These two infections have several similarities but little data is available on TB/COVID-19 co-infection, hence, we sought to investigate the prevalence of this co-infection and the factors associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in tuberculosis patients in a tuberculosis-endemic area. we conducted a prospective cross-sectional study from January to June 2022 at Respiratory Diseases Center in Douala, Cameroon by enrolling all consenting pulmonary tuberculosis patients. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleic acid (RNA) and gamma-interferon levels were laboratory analyzed using the Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique, respectively. The factors associated with COVID-19 carriage in pulmonary tuberculosis patients were analyzed by logistic regressions. overall, we enrolled 185 patients; 57.8% were males (sex ratio of 1.36) and their mean age was 43.70 ± 17.89 years. The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in pulmonary TB patients was 24.3%. Asthma and sore throat were the factors favoring carriage (OR=3.74; 95% CI=1.271-11.017; p=0.017 and OR=4.05; 95%CI=1.204-13.600; p=0.024) and cough was a protective factor (OR=0.15; 95% CI = 0.034-0.690; p=0.015). the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 carriage in tuberculosis patients is high and greater than the national prevalence. Asthma and sore throat would be associated factors.
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ISSN:	1937-8688 1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2023.44.204.38541