Infection prevention and control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic and airborne tuberculosis transmission during primary care visits in South Africa

Infection prevention and control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic and airborne tuberculosis transmission during primary care visits in South Africa

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) transmission in crowded health care settings poses considerable risks in high-burden regions. We assessed how COVID-19 pandemic-related infection prevention and control (IPC) measures might impact TB transmission in a South African primary care clinic. Methods: In 2019...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Banholzer, Keren Middelkoop, Remo Schmutz, Juane Leukes, Kathrin Zürcher, Matthias Egger, Robin Wood, Lukas Fenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Airborne transmission
Tuberculosis
Carbon dioxide
Infection prevention and control
Genomic DNA
Healthcare facilities
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225001444
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