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The COVID-19, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS: Ménage à Trois

2023; Frontiers Media; Volume: 14; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3389/fimmu.2023.1104828

ISSN

1664-3224

Autores

Aniefiok John Udoakang, Alexandra Lindsey Djomkam Zune, Kesego Tapela, Nora Nghochuzie Nganyewo, Frances Ngozi Olisaka, Claudia Adzo Anyigba, Sylvia Tawiah-Eshun, Irene Amoakoh Owusu, Lily Paemka, Gordon A. Awandare, Peter K. Quashie,

Tópico(s)

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

Resumo

In December 2019, a novel pneumonic condition, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), broke out in China and spread globally. The presentation of COVID-19 is more severe in persons with underlying medical conditions such as Tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and other pneumonic conditions. All three diseases are of global concern and can significantly affect the lungs with characteristic cytokine storm, immunosuppression, and respiratory failure. Co-infections of SARS-CoV-2 with HIV and

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