Open forum infectious diseases
Authors: Lillian B Brown, Lisa Gail Winston, Barbara Haller, Phong Pham, Beatrice Marcelo, Wendy Cheung, Kara Lynch, Vivek Jain
Open forum infectious diseases
Authors: Vivek Jain, Lillian B Brown, Carina Marquez, Luis Rubio, Natasha Spottiswoode, Bethlehem Churnet, Katherine Brooks, Mengyu Zhou, Timothy Muldoon, Carolyn Hendrickson, Adithya Cattamanchi, Antonio Gomez, Brian Haas, Edwin Charlebois, Annie Luetkemeyer, Annie Luetkemeyer, Monica Gandhi, Diane Havlir, Sumant Ranji, Lisa Gail Winston
Authors: Monica Gandhi, Deborah S Yokoe, Diane V. Havlir
PloS one
Authors: Stevens JS, King KL, Robbins-Juarez SY, Khairallah P, Toma K, Alvarado Verduzco H, Daniel E, Douglas D, Moses AA, Peleg Y, Starakiewicz P, Li MT, Kim DW, Yu K, Qian L, Shah VH, O'Donnell MR, Cummings MJ, Zucker J, Natarajan K, Perotte A, Tsapepas D, Krzysztof K, Dube G, Siddall E, Shirazian S, Nickolas TL, Rao MK, Barasch JM, Valeri AM, Radhakrishnan J, Gharavi AG, Husain SA, Mohan S
Blood
Authors: Chari A, Samur MK, Martinez-Lopez J, Cook G, Biran N, Yong K, Hungria V, Engelhardt M, Gay F, García Feria A, Oliva S, Oostvogels R, Gozzetti A, Rosenbaum C, Kumar S, Stadtmauer EA, Einsele H, Beksac M, Weisel K, Anderson KC, Mateos MV, Moreau P, San-Miguel J, Munshi NC, Avet-Loiseau H
The New England journal of medicine
Authors: ACTIV-3/TICO LY-CoV555 Study Group , Lundgren JD, Grund B, Barkauskas CE, Holland TL, Gottlieb RL, Sandkovsky U, Brown SM, Knowlton KU, Self WH, Files DC, Jain MK, Benfield T, Bowdish ME, Leshnower BG, Baker JV, Jensen JU, Gardner EM, Ginde AA, Harris ES, Johansen IS, Markowitz N, Matthay MA, Østergaard L, Chang CC, Davey VJ, Goodman A, Higgs ES, Murray DD, Murray TA, Paredes R, Parmar MKB, Phillips AN, Reilly C, Sharma S, Dewar RL, Teitelbaum M, Wentworth D, Cao H, Klekotka P, Babiker AG, Gelijns AC, Kan VL, Polizzotto MN, Thompson BT, Lane HC, Neaton JD
Authors: Mwamba C, Kerkhoff AD, Kagujje M, Lungu P, Muyoyeta M, Sharma A
Introduction
Delayed TB diagnosis and treatment perpetuate the high burden of TB-related morbidity and mortality in resource-constrained settings. We explored the potential of COVID-19 to further compromise TB care engagement in Zambia.
Methods
From April to May 2020, we purposefully selected 17 adults newly diagnosed with TB from three public health facilities in Lusaka, Zambia, for in-depth phone interviews. We conducted thematic analyses using a hybrid approach.
Results
The majority of participants were highly concerned about the impact of lockdowns on their financial security. Most were not worried about being diagnosed with COVID-19 when seeking care for their illness because they felt unwell prior to the outbreak; however, they were very worried about contracting COVID-19 during clinic visits. COVID-19 was perceived as a greater threat than TB as it is highly transmittable and there is no treatment for it, which provoked fear of social isolation and of death among participants in case they contracted it. Nonetheless, participants reported willingness to continue with TB medication and the clinic visits required to improve their health.
Conclusion
The COVID-19 pandemic did not appear to deter care-seeking for TB by patients. However, messaging on TB in the era of COVID-19 must encourage timely care-seeking by informing people of infection control measures taken at health facilities.
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Authors: Cheng MKW, Allison TA, McSteen BW, Cattle CJ, Lo DT
Health Affairs Blog
Authors: DeJong C, Lo B, Chen AH
JCO oncology practice
Authors: Kwon DH, Aggarwal RR, Esserman LJ, Belkora JK