Tuberculosis diagnosed during pregnancy: A prospective study from London

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-132

  Llewelyn, Martin ^a   Cropley, Ian ^a   Wilkinson, Robert J ^a   Davidson, Robert N ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; SOMALIA; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LONDON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMALIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034063951     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.2.129     Document Type: Article

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