Latent Tuberculosis Infection Status of Pregnant Women in Uganda Determined Using QuantiFERON TB Gold-Plus.
Felix BongominPhillip SsekamatteGloria NattabiRonald OlumSandra NinsiimaAndrew Peter KyazzeWinnie NabakkaRebecca KukundaStephen CoseDavis KibirigeCharles BatteMark KaddumukasaBruce J KirengaAnnettee NakimuliJoseph Baruch BalukuIrene Andia-BiraroPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Our findings are in keeping with the evidence that HIV infection and advancing age are important risk factors for LTBI in pregnancy. In our setting, we recommend routine screening for LTBI and TB preventive therapy among eligible pregnant women.