摘要
新型冠狀病毒於2019年底出現在中國大陸，此後新冠肺炎擴散到全世界，對全球的公衛醫療、經濟生活及人民的生命健康造成莫大影響。臺灣也於2021年5月開始爆發新冠肺炎疫情，政府與醫療機構也投入了相當多的人力與物力。然而，這些過度集中的醫療資源投入處理新冠肺炎疫情之時，勢將排擠其它疾病照護的量能，包括其他相對弱勢的傳染性病，如結核病。本篇著眼新冠肺炎疫情期間，討論結核病的延遲診斷及住院患者的特殊考量。
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