BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence suggests that post-TB lung disease (PTLD) causes
significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of these clinical standards is to provide guidance …

ALTHOUGH CURABLE, TB frequently leaves the individual with chronic physical and
psycho-social impairment, but these consequences have been largely neglected. The 1st …

An estimated 58 million people have survived tuberculosis since 2000, yet many of them will
suffer from post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD). PTLD results from a complex interplay …

TB affects around 10.6 million people each year and there are now around 155 million TB
survivors. TB and its treatments can lead to permanently impaired health and wellbeing. In …

Setting The study was conducted at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Objective As
chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is a huge, growing burden in Africa, with few available …

Introduction Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an important risk factor for chronic respiratory
disease due to residual lung damage. Yet, the WHO End TB strategy does not mention post …

BACKGROUND: Persistent respiratory symptoms and lung function deficits are common
after patients with TB. We aimed to define the burden of post-TB lung disease (PTLD) and …

Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can result in long-term health consequences,
even after successful treatment. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

Introduction Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can result in anatomic and functional changes
that are associated with pulmonary impairment after tuberculosis that occurs frequently and …

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European
Respiratory Society (ERS) jointly developed European Union Standards for Tuberculosis …