Post-tuberculosis Sequelae and the Burden of "Long TB": Continuing TB Care after Treatment Completion

Editorial

. 2025 Jun;211(6):912-913.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202502-0442ED.

Sara C Auld^{1

2}, Gregory P Bisson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia.
² Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Editorial

Sara C Auld et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jun.

. 2025 Jun;211(6):912-913.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202502-0442ED.

Sara C Auld^{1

2}, Gregory P Bisson³

¹ Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia.
² Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Contribution of Posttuberculosis Sequelae to Life-Years Lost from Tuberculosis Disease in the United States, 2015-2019.
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