Assessing and managing pulmonary impairment in those who have completed TB treatment in programmatic settings

Affiliations

¹ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Department of Medicine, Therapeutics, Dermatology and Psychiatry, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Comment

A D Harries et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019.

. 2019 Sep 1;23(9):1044-1045.

doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0168.

¹ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Department of Medicine, Therapeutics, Dermatology and Psychiatry, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Comment in

More should be done now for patients with TB-associated chronic lung disease.
Tadyanemhandu C, Garvey C, Chin A, Metcalfe J. Tadyanemhandu C, et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 Oct 1;23(10):1122-1123. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0201. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019. PMID: 31627778 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
In reply to: Programmatic implementation of screening and management of pulmonary impairment post-tuberculosis in resource-limited countries: challenges and feasibility.
Fiogbe AA, Agodokpessi G, Marcy O. Fiogbe AA, et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 Oct 1;23(10):1123. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0198. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019. PMID: 31627780 No abstract available.

Prevalence of lung function impairment in cured pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Cotonou, Benin.
Fiogbe AA, Agodokpessi G, Tessier JF, Affolabi D, Zannou DM, Adé G, Anagonou S, Raherison-Semjen C, Marcy O. Fiogbe AA, et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 Feb 1;23(2):195-202. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0234. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019. PMID: 30808452
Chronic lung disease in adult recurrent tuberculosis survivors in Zimbabwe: a cohort study.
Chin AT, Rylance J, Makumbirofa S, Meffert S, Vu T, Clayton J, Mason P, Woodruff P, Metcalfe J. Chin AT, et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 Feb 1;23(2):203-211. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0313. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019. PMID: 30808453 Free PMC article.