A Multicentre Observational Study of HIV, TB and Risk of Chronic Lung Disease in Urban West Africa

Addressing the burden of HIV-associated chronic lung disease in West Africa

“…Fink et al [13] now address this gap. In their study of PWH in urban Nigeria, nearly all of whom were on ART and with viral suppression, CLD and spirometry defined OLD were 2- to 3-fold more prevalent than in carefully and appropriately sampled HIV-negative controls.…”

“…A key finding that had not been manifest from high-income country studies is the association of previous tuberculosis (TB) with a 3-fold increased risk of CLD and OLD [13]. This is clearly of relevance to the majority global HIV population who bear the additional burden of endemic TB.…”