Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis laboratory services in Europe

Sustainable support from healthcare bodies is needed to preserve TB laboratory capacity and maintain personnel and skills to minimise negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on laboratory services severely disrupted in early months of pandemic.

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Published inEuropean Respiratory Journal Vol. 57; no. 1; p. 2003890
Main Authors Nikolayevskyy, Vladyslav, Holicka, Yen, van Soolingen, Dick, van der Werf, Marieke J, Ködmön, Csaba, Surkova, Elena, Hillemann, Doris, Groenheit, Ramona, Cirillo, Daniela
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published England European Respiratory Society Journals Ltd 01.01.2021
European Respiratory Society
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COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - transmission
Diagnostic Services - organization & administration
Europe
Humans
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tuberculosis - therapy
Europe
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Summary:Sustainable support from healthcare bodies is needed to preserve TB laboratory capacity and maintain personnel and skills to minimise negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on laboratory services severely disrupted in early months of pandemic.
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ISSN:0903-1936
1399-3003
DOI:10.1183/13993003.03890-2020