Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis with persisting symptoms in Uganda.

Martha NamusobyaFelix BongominJohn MukisaWilliam Kane OlwitCharles BatteClaudine MukashyakaEmmanuel Mande Richard Kwizera David William DenningJoshua RheinShailendra PrasadChristine Sekaggya-Wiltshire

Published in: Mycoses (2022)

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis may cause persistent respiratory symptoms in up to one-fifth of patients after intensive treatment for PTB. The Aspergillus IgG/IgM ICT positivity rate was very low and may not be used alone for the diagnosis of CPA in Uganda.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
pulmonary hypertension
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
mycobacterium tuberculosis
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
respiratory tract
patient reported