Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions

J Meghji, K Mortimer, A Agusti, BW Allwood, I Asher… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …

Post-tuberculosis lung disease: clinical review of an under-recognised global challenge

BW Allwood, A Byrne, J Meghji, A Rachow… - Respiration, 2021 - karger.com
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 …

Post-tuberculosis lung health: perspectives from the First International Symposium

BW Allwood, MM Van Der Zalm… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
ALTHOUGH CURABLE, TB frequently leaves the individual with chronic physical and
psycho-social impairment, but these consequences have been largely neglected. The 1st …

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

J Meghji, M Lesosky, E Joekes, P Banda, J Rylance… - Thorax, 2020 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Post-tuberculosis lung damage (PTLD) is a recognised consequence of
pulmonary TB (pTB). However, little is known about its prevalence, patterns and associated …

Post-tuberculosis lung impairment: systematic review and meta-analysis of spirometry data from 14 621 people

O Ivanova, VS Hoffmann, C Lange… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background A substantial proportion of tuberculosis patients remain with pulmonary
symptoms and reduced physical capacity despite successful treatment. We performed a …

Quantifying the global number of tuberculosis survivors: a modelling study

PJ Dodd, CM Yuen, SM Jayasooriya… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background People who survive tuberculosis face clinical and societal consequences after
recovery, including increased risks of recurrent tuberculosis, premature death, reduced lung …

Neutrophils in tuberculosis-associated inflammation and lung pathology

CN Muefong, JS Sutherland - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Protective immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)—the causative agent of
tuberculosis (TB)—is not fully understood but involves immune responses within the …

Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KA Alene, K Wangdi, S Colquhoun, K Chani, T Islam… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The sustainable development goals aim to improve health for all by 2030. They
incorporate ambitious goals regarding tuberculosis (TB), which may be a significant cause of …

Host-directed therapies: modulating inflammation to treat tuberculosis

S Krug, S Parveen, WR Bishai - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Following infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis
(TB), most human hosts are able to contain the infection and avoid progression to active TB …

Doxycycline host-directed therapy in human pulmonary tuberculosis

QH Miow, AF Vallejo, Y Wang, JM Hong… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key regulators of tissue destruction in
tuberculosis (TB) and may be targets for host-directed therapy. We conducted a phase II …