Managing tuberculosis during pregnancy

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 346; no. 8969; pp. 199 - 200
• Main Author: Davidson, PaulT
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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.