Managing tuberculosis during pregnancy

Issues that must be considered when screening women for TB during pregnancy are addressed. Doctors must be careful in prescribing drugs such as isoniazid to treat TB due to their toxicity.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 346; no. 8969; pp. 199 - 200
Main Author Davidson, PaulT
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 22.07.1995
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Antitubercular Agents - adverse effects
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Drug therapy
Female
Humans
Los Angeles
Mass Screening
Medical screening
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - prevention & control
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - prevention & control
Los Angeles
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Summary:Issues that must be considered when screening women for TB during pregnancy are addressed. Doctors must be careful in prescribing drugs such as isoniazid to treat TB due to their toxicity.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(95)91263-0