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. 2022 Mar 23;10(6):603–622. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00092-3

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Tuberculosis cascade of care and the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

A detailed look at the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at each step of the typical tuberculosis care cascade: exposure and susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis; access to preventive services; testing, diagnosis, and treatment initiation; and completion. The effects of COVID-19 at each step of the tuberculosis care cascade (blue) are detailed in the adjacent boxes, with an increase in the burden of tuberculosis denoted by red text or a decrease denoted by green text. ACF=active case finding. BCG=Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. HCW=health-care worker. IPC=infection prevention and control. PTLF=pretreatment loss to follow-up.