Successfully treated but not fit for purpose: paying attention to chronic lung impairment after tb treatment

SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BUT NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE: PAYING ATTENTION TO CHRONIC LUNG IMPAIRMENT AFTER TB TREATMENT Studies in industrialised and resource-poor countries point to a higher risk of

death in TB survivors CONTENTS * Abstract * Citation * Links ABSTRACT In 2013, 86% of patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) successfully completed treatment and were discharged

from care. However, long-term studies in industrialised and resource-poor countries all point to a higher risk of death in TB survivors than in the general population. The likely explanation

is chronic restrictive and obstructive lung disease consequent to TB. We call for better linkages between TB control programmes and respiratory medicine services, a better understanding of

the burden of respiratory disability at the end of anti-tuberculosis treatment, and political, programmatic, clinical and research action to improve the quality of life of affected patients.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease

(The Union) CITATION Harries AD, Ade S, Burney P, Hoa NB, Schluger NW, Castro JL (2016) Successfully treated but not fit for purpose: paying attention to chronic lung impairment after TB

treatment. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 20, Number 8, 1 August 2016, pp. 1010-1014(5) DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0277 LINKS Successfully treated but not fit

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