Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society

Editorial

Raising chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness in Africa: Time to walk the talk

Obianuju B. Ozoh, Adewale Ogundare, Chiamaka T. Ozoh, Abiodun Tekobo

DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_28_2024

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p.89-91

Review Article

Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease 2023 report: Gold executive summary

Alvar Agustí, Bartolome R. Celli, Gerard J. Criner, David Halpin, Antonio Anzueto, Peter Barnes, Jean Bourbeau, MeiLan K. Han, Fernando J. Martinez, Maria Montes de Oca, Kevin Mortimer, Alberto Papi, Ian Pavord, Nicolas Roche, Sundeep Salvi, Don D. Sin, Dave Singh, Robert Stockley, M. Victorina López Varela, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, Claus F. Vogelmeier

DOI: 10.2529/JPATS_GES_2023

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p.92-114

Original Article

Persistent sputum smear positivity among new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis after 2 months of self-administered outpatient treatment in Yaounde, Cameroon

Kuaban Alain, Gbayanga Bouele Nelly Gabrielle, Samje Moses, Kuaban Christopher

DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_7_2024

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p.115-121

Original Article

Comparative effectiveness of shorter regimen with oral bedaquiline or injectable on treatment outcomes and mortality among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Guinea: A retrospective cohort study

Boubacar Djelo Diallo, Alhassane Diallo, Oumou Hawa Diallo, Alpha Oumar Barry, Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Lansana Mady Camara

DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_2_2024

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p.122-126

Original Article

Post-COVID-19 pneumonia: Long-term radiographic and spirometric outcomes

E. L. P. Bemba, F. H. Okemba Okombi, R. Moyikoua, R. G. Bopaka, P. P. Koumeka, K. B. Ossale-Abacka, M. Illoye-Ayet, J. Mboussa

DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_18_2024

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p.127-134

Original Article

Bronchiectasis in African children: Prevalence, etiology, and clinical spectrum at a pediatric tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

Muntanga K. Mapani, Leah Githinji, Aneesa Vanker, Charl Verwey, Refiloe Masekela, Ameena Goga, Diane Gray

DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_17_2024

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p.135-142

Volume 5 | Issue 3 | September-December 2024

Raising chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness in Africa: Time to walk the talk

Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease 2023 report: Gold executive summary

Persistent sputum smear positivity among new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis after 2 months of self-administered outpatient treatment in Yaounde, Cameroon

Comparative effectiveness of shorter regimen with oral bedaquiline or injectable on treatment outcomes and mortality among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Guinea: A retrospective cohort study

Post-COVID-19 pneumonia: Long-term radiographic and spirometric outcomes

Bronchiectasis in African children: Prevalence, etiology, and clinical spectrum at a pediatric tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa