Tuberculosis clinical presentation and treatment outcomes in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.
Brittney J SullivanMeredith B BrooksChuan-Chin HuangLetizia TrevisiLeonid LeccaCarmen ContrerasJerome GaleaRoger CalderonRosa YatacoMegan MurrayMercedes C BecerraPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
In this cohort with low HIV co-infection, we found high TB treatment success rates in both pregnant and non-pregnant women, irrespective of drug-susceptibility profiles. If treated appropriately, pregnant women with TB disease can have successful outcomes.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- preterm birth
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- drug induced
- weight loss