Problems of COVID-19 and tuberculosis

The incidence of tuberculosis in patients with coronavirus pneumonia was studied, and the effect of COVID-19 on the course of tuberculosis was studied. The study included 540 patients, including 40 children who were treated at the Ferghana Center of Phthisiology in the period from June 2020 to the current days of 2022. Males and young people predominated. Of those who had COVID-19, 202 patients were on outpatient treatment, 338 patients were treated at the center of phthisiology. in 3 patients receiving outpatient treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis, the addition of coronavirus pneumonia led to deterioration, progression of both infections and resulted in the death of these patients. In 74 patients receiving treatment at the center of phthisiology after suffering COVID-19, severe postcovid syndrome developed.