Tuberculosis and COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents. Two Waves of the Pandemic: Experiences and Conclusions

The objective of the study : to investigate diagnostics, course and outcomes COVID-19 in children adolescents with tuberculosis relation epidemic control activities. Subjects Methods during pandemic coronavirus infection (the first second waves), 83 patients aged 2 17 years (41 42 adolescents) were followed up. 62 (74.7%) got infected novel among 82 treated at clinic over this time. Results. has been found be highly contagious group staying ward, employees working source infection. Compliance sanitary activities allows reducing likelihood viral spread adolescents. respiratory syndrome is not a major sign for diagnosis tuberculosis. For COVID-19, targeted immunological microbiological tests are important. Most clinical manifestations (79.4% cases) diagnosed mild disease. Co-infection (tuberculosis COVID-19) caused no mutual aggravation. No adjustment chemotherapy was required, duration treatment didn’t increase including short-course regimens multiple/extensive drug resistant Mycobacterium after surgery.