Tuberculosis treatment is much less effective in patients with cavitary disease than in those with noncavitary disease or culture-positive PTB, and the negative influence of cavitary disease on lung function could therefore be quite significant. 26 In conclusion, we found that a history of PTB was a risk factor for pulmonary impairment.
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Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease?
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