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ESCOBAR S., NADIA  e  PENA M., CARLOS. Epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in Chile 2020-2021: Repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev. chil. enferm. respir. [online]. 2022, vol.38, n.3, pp.194-201. ISSN 0717-7348.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0717-73482022000400194.

The COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021 affected the epidemiological and operational situation of tuberculosis control worldwide. Globally, there was a reduction of 18% in the number of notified cases of tuberculosis in 2020 in comparison to the previous year, and the number of deaths increased in the same year. In Chile, there was a similar fall in the number of notified cases, in direct relation to a decrease of 70% in the number of diagnostic tests performed for pulmonary tuberculosis at a national level. This article details the epidemiological and operational indicators of tuberculosis control in Chile during 2020-2021, and analyzes their relation with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of the National Tuberculosis Program.

Palavras-chave : Tuberculosis; COVID-19; Pandemics; diagnostic test, routine; Chile.

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