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Risk factors and biomarkers for post-tuberculosis lung damage in a Chinese cohort of male smokers and non-smokers: protocol for a prospective observational study

Oct 9, 2023 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Allwood BW |Byrne AL |Marais BJ |Mitnick CD

TuberculosisRESPIRATORY MEDICINE (see Thoracic Medicine)PUBLIC HEALTHTo our knowledge, this will be the first prospective study to investigate post-tuberculosis lung damage (PTLD) in a Chinese population with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This study will contribute to knowledge concerning the development and biomarkers of PTLD related to cigarette smoking.
Retreatment after loss to follow-up reduces mortality in patients with multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

Jul 1, 2023 | openres.ersjournals.com | Byrne AL |Marais BJ |Mitnick CD

IntroductionTraditional treatment for multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is lengthy, associated with severe adverse events and complicated. This often leads to non-adherence, frequent treatment interruption and eventual loss to follow-up. Loss to follow-up has long been a major obstacle to TB control. The frequency of loss to follow-up among patients with MDR/RR-TB varies by country [1–3].

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