Patient outcomes associated with post-tuberculosis lung damage in Malawi: a prospective cohort study

Meghji, Jamilah; Lesosky, Maia; Joekes, Elizabeth; Banda, Peter; Rylance, Jamie; B. Gordon, Stephen; Jacob, Joseph; M. Zonderland, Harmien; MacPherson, Peter; L. Corbett, Elizabeth; Mortimer, Kevin; Bertel Squire, S.

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213808

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Patient outcomes associated with post-tuberculosis lung damage in Malawi: a prospective cohort study

Published in Thorax • Feb 26, 2020

Authors:

Jamilah Meghji

Maia Lesosky

Elizabeth Joekes

Abstract

Background Post-tuberculosis lung damage (PTLD) is a recognised consequence of pulmonary TB (pTB). However, little is known about its prevalence, patterns and associated outcomes, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and HIV-positive adults. Methods Adult (≥15 years) survivors of a first episode of pTB ...

Subject

Medicine

Prospective cohort study

Tuberculosis

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