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Tuberculosis Incidence and COVID-19 Related Mortality Rates in 20 Countries: An ecological study

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: On 31 December, 2019, the China Country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology in the city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei. On 7 January, 2020, the agent was described as a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) not previously detected in humans.
Objectives: The study aimed to correlate average incidences of tuberculosis (TB) in the previous five years with COVID-19-related mortality rates in 20 countries.
Methods: Countries with the highest numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of July 2020 according to WHO data (USA, Brazil, India, Russia, the United Kingdom, Peru, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Iran, Pakistan, Italy, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Germany, France, Bangladesh, Colombia, and Canada) were included in the study. The average incidences of tuberculosis (TB) in the previous five years in these countries were then correlated with COVID-19-related mortality rates.
Results: Correlation analysis revealed a negative, moderate relationship between COVID-19-related mortality and TB rates in the general population and in individuals over the age of 65 (r=-0.466, p=0.038 and r=-0.521, p=0.018, respectively).
Conclusions: COVID-19-related mortality rates were low in those countries in which the incidence of TB was high, thus highlighting the importance of investigating the immunology of the virus in determining the severity of the disease.

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10.21608/ejcm.2021.75136.1169

Keywords

COVID-19, tuberculosis, mortality

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Cuneyt

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Ardic

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Department of Family Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

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drcuneytardic@hotmail.com

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MERKEZ

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Ayse

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Yazan Arslan

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, Rize, Turkey.

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ayseyazanarslan@gmail.com

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MERKEZ

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Ayse

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Sahin

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, Rize, Turkey.

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draysesahinn@gmail.com

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MERKEZ

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Busra

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Usluoglu

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, Rize, Turkey.

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busra.usluoglu07@gmail.com

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MERKEZ

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Melek

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Hur

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, Rize, Turkey.

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hur.melek@hotmail.com

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MERKEZ

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Didem

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Sarimehmet

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Karadeniz Technical University Vocational School of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Trabzon, Turkey

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didemsarimehmet@hotmail.com

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MERKEZ

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First Name

Serdar

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Karakullukcu

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Bayburt Community Health Center, Bayburt, Turkey

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serdar.karakullukcu@gmail.com

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MERKEZ

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Neslihan

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Ozcelik

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Medicine Department of Chest Department, Rize, Turkey.

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neslihan.ozcelik@erdogan.edu.tr

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MERKEZ

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40

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2

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33753

Issue Date

2022-04-01

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2021-05-05

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2022-04-01

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108

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113

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1110-1865

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2090-2611

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EJCM_Volume 40_Issue 2_Pages 108-113.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine

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22 Jan 2023