TB Research

Complication and Sequelae of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Tertiary Care Center Experience

Unnati Desai

International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences · 2022-04

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a grave infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Pulmonary tuberculosis remains an important public health problem globally and one of most common infectious disease. Tuberculosis can cause wide variety of complication respiratory or non-respiratory. We studied complication and sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis.

MeSH terms

  • Tertiary care
  • Center (category theory)
  • Medicine
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Complication
  • Tuberculosis
  • Intensive care medicine
  • General surgery
  • Surgery