The effect of HIV-associated tuberculosis, tuberculosis-IRIS and prednisone on lung function. Stek, C., Allwood, B., Du Bruyn, E., Buyze, J., Schutz, C., Thienemann, F., Lombard, A., Wilkinson, R. J, Meintjes, G. A, & Lynen, L. European Respiratory Journal, 55(3):1901692, jan, 2020.
The effect of HIV-associated tuberculosis, tuberculosis-IRIS and prednisone on lung function [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Residual pulmonary impairment is common after treatment for tuberculosis (TB). Lung function data in patients with HIV-associated TB are scarce, especially in the context of paradoxical TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) and prophylactic prednisone. We aimed to determine the prevalence of lung function abnormalities in patients with HIV-associated TB and CD4 counts ≤100 cells˙$μ$L−1 and assess the effect of prophylactic prednisone and the development of paradoxical TB-IRIS on pulmonary impairment. We performed spirometry, 6-min walk test (6MWT) and chest radiography at baseline (week 0) and at weeks 4, 12 and 28 in participants of the PredART trial, which evaluated a 28-day course of prednisone to prevent TB-IRIS in patients with HIV-associated TB commencing antiretroviral therapy. 153 participants underwent spirometry and/or 6MWT at one or more time points. Abnormal spirometry measurements were present in 66% of participants at week 0 and 50% at week 28; low forced vital capacity was the commonest abnormality. Chest radiographs showed little or no abnormalities in the majority of participants. Prednisone use resulted in a 42 m greater 6-min walk distance and a 4.9% higher percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s at week 4; these differences were no longer significantly different from week 12 onwards. TB-IRIS did not significantly impair lung function outcome. Residual pulmonary impairment is common in HIV-associated TB. In patients with low CD4 counts, neither prophylactic prednisone as used in our study nor the development of TB-IRIS significantly affected week-28 pulmonary outcome.
@article{Stek2019,
abstract = {Residual pulmonary impairment is common after treatment for tuberculosis (TB). Lung function data in patients with HIV-associated TB are scarce, especially in the context of paradoxical TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) and prophylactic prednisone. We aimed to determine the prevalence of lung function abnormalities in patients with HIV-associated TB and CD4 counts ≤100 cells{\textperiodcentered}$\mu$L−1 and assess the effect of prophylactic prednisone and the development of paradoxical TB-IRIS on pulmonary impairment. We performed spirometry, 6-min walk test (6MWT) and chest radiography at baseline (week 0) and at weeks 4, 12 and 28 in participants of the PredART trial, which evaluated a 28-day course of prednisone to prevent TB-IRIS in patients with HIV-associated TB commencing antiretroviral therapy. 153 participants underwent spirometry and/or 6MWT at one or more time points. Abnormal spirometry measurements were present in 66{\%} of participants at week 0 and 50{\%} at week 28; low forced vital capacity was the commonest abnormality. Chest radiographs showed little or no abnormalities in the majority of participants. Prednisone use resulted in a 42 m greater 6-min walk distance and a 4.9{\%} higher percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s at week 4; these differences were no longer significantly different from week 12 onwards. TB-IRIS did not significantly impair lung function outcome. Residual pulmonary impairment is common in HIV-associated TB. In patients with low CD4 counts, neither prophylactic prednisone as used in our study nor the development of TB-IRIS significantly affected week-28 pulmonary outcome.},
author = {Stek, Cari and Allwood, Brian and {Du Bruyn}, Elsa and Buyze, Jozefien and Schutz, Charlotte and Thienemann, Friedrich and Lombard, Adele and Wilkinson, Robert J and Meintjes, Graeme A and Lynen, Lutgarde},
doi = {10.1183/13993003.01692-2019},
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issn = {13993003},
journal = {European Respiratory Journal},
keywords = {OA,fund{\_}ack,original},
mendeley-tags = {OA,fund{\_}ack,original},
month = {jan},
number = {3},
pages = {1901692},
pmid = {31862762},
title = {{The effect of HIV-associated tuberculosis, tuberculosis-IRIS and prednisone on lung function}},
url = {http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2019/12/04/13993003.01692-2019.abstract},
volume = {55},
year = {2020}
}

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