Yield of systematic screening for tuberculosis among patients with obstructive airway disease using inhalational corticosteroids
Patients who were on higher doses of inhalational corticosteroids and diabetic patients should be advised to undergo targeted screening and testing for tuberculosis. In order to get one case tuberculosis patient, we have to screen 262 cases of OAD patients.
Authors
- Archana Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-7296)
- Noyal Mariya Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-2742)
- M. Rajaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9622-5324)
- Palanivel Chinnakali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-1016)
- Vinayagamoorthy Venugopal
- Mahesh Babu Vemuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-3213)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar (IN)
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lung India
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_602_24
- Primary Topic
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00