Impact of Previous Pulmonary Tuberculosis on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Baseline Results from a Prospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 93
• Main Authors: Wang, Yide, Li, Zheng, Li, Fengsen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Cohort Studies; Forced Expiratory Volume - physiology; Humans; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cohort study; dose-response relationship; China; tuberculosis; COPD
• ISSN: 1875-5402
• DOI: 10.2174/1386207325666220406111435

Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a significant risk factor for COPD, and Xinjiang, China, has a high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. The effects of tuberculosis history on airflow restriction, clinical symptoms, and acute episodes in COPD patients have not been reported in the local population....