Tuberculosis in pregnancy: The challenges for South Asian countries

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1125-1136

  Jana, Narayan ^a   Barik, Sukumar ^b   Arora, Nalini ^c   Singh, Arun Kumarendu ^d  

^a BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b West Bank Hospital   (India)

^c VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Infectious; Perinatal mortality; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy outcome; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS; BCG VACCINATION; CONGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LACTATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL TUBERCULOSIS; MIXED INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; PERINATAL INFECTION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH ASIA; TERATOGENICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ASIA, WESTERN; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84869202569     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01856.x     Document Type: Review

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