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Concurrent influenza virus infection and tuberculosis in patients hospitalized with respiratory illness in Thailand |
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| Authors: | Serena Roth Sara Whitehead Somsak Thamthitiwat Malinee Chittaganpitch Susan A. Maloney Henry C. Baggett Sonja J. Olsen |
| Affiliation: | 1. Thailand MOPH – U.S. CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand.;2. Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.;3. National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.;4. Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.;5. Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. |
| Abstract: | Thailand, where influenza viruses circulate year‐round, is one of 22 WHO‐designated high‐burden countries for tuberculosis (TB). Surveillance for hospitalized respiratory illness between 2003 and 2011 revealed 23 (<1% of 7180 tested) with concurrent influenza and TB. Only two persons were previously known to have TB suggesting that acute respiratory illness may bring patients to medical attention and lead to TB diagnosis. Influenza/TB was not associated with higher disease severity or mortality. |
| Keywords: | Influenza pneumonia respiratory diseases surveillance Thailand tuberculosis |