Feasibility and efficacy of a population-based pulmonary rehabilitation for post-tuberculosis lung disease in Bangladesh
Pulmonary rehabilitation for PTLD is feasible and effective in a limited-resource setting such as Bangladesh. We suggest that the improvement of lung function in PTLD patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation should be assessed and included as an expected outcome.
Authors
- Asif Mahmud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5845-7570)
- Francesco Ardesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3420-4012)
- Dina Visca
- Kazi Saifuddin Bennoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9973-6784)
- Alberto Piubello
- Lia D'Ambrosio
- Denise Rossato Silva
- Giovanni Battista Migliori
- Rosella Centis
- Mahfuza Rifat
Institutions
- University of Insubria (IT)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (IT)
- Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
- Damien Foundation (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108477
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00