Development of chronic lung impairment in Mozambican TB patients and associated risks.

Celso KhosaNilesh BhattIsabel MassangoKhalide AzamElmar SaathoffAbhishek BakuliFriedrich RiessOlena IvanovaMichael HoelscherAndrea Rachow

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)

Moderate or severe LI can be observed in a third of cured TB patients. Further research is urgently needed to gain deeper insight into the characteristics of post TB LI, the causal pathways and potential treatment strategies.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
mycobacterium tuberculosis
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk assessment
patient reported outcomes
early onset
human health