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cord-328267-tk0zc8il	Liu, Qiao	Collateral Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Control in Jiangsu Province, China	2020-08-28		.txt	text/plain	1667	119	50	title: Collateral Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Control in Jiangsu Province, China We compared tuberculosis case notifications, tuberculosis treatment outcomes, and diagnostic screening for multidrug resistance (MDR) among tuberculosis patients from 2015-2020 before and after the Covid-19 pandemic began in China. We A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t Discussion This is the first data from China reporting the potential indirect impact on tuberculosis control of the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, reductions in treatment completion and MDR screening during this time period suggest that both deterred health care seeking and community disease management are likely drivers of these trends. Our analysis suggests that collateral effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on tuberculosis control are substantial, with a reduction of 36%-52% in tuberculosis notifications in 2020 compared to 2015-2019.	./cache/cord-328267-tk0zc8il.txt	./txt/cord-328267-tk0zc8il.txt