Development of chronic lung impairment in Mozambican TB patients and associated risks

Development of chronic lung impairment in Mozambican TB patients and associated risks

Abstract Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is frequently associated with chronic respiratory impairment despite microbiological cure. There are only a few clinical research studies that describe the course, type and severity as well as associated risk factors for lung impairment (LI) in TB pat...

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Main Authors: Celso Khosa, Nilesh Bhatt, Isabel Massango, Khalide Azam, Elmar Saathoff, Abhishek Bakuli, Friedrich Riess, Olena Ivanova, Michael Hoelscher, Andrea Rachow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis (TB)
Treatment outcome
Pulmonary function testing
Lung function in TB disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1167-1

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