Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Medicine , Univeristy “Ovidius” of Constanta
Abstract
Abstract
During the period studied, the incidence of tuberculosis was decreasing and this fact was due to the Covid-19 pandemic which caused authorities to focus on this public health emergency. In the last year studied, there is a slight upward trend in tuberculosis incidence rate. Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis during this period are extremely severe, contagious patients with minimal life chances.
Subject
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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