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Tuberculosis in pregnancy – Case studies and a review of Australia's screening process
Author(s) -
MCCARTHY Fergus P.,
ROWLANDS Shelley,
GILES Michelle
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2006.00633.x
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , epidemiology , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , family medicine , obstetrics , pathology , biology , genetics
Few changes have occurred in the management of tuberculosis over the past two decades and many of the recent developments are in the area of diagnostics. The application of these to the pregnant population is not yet established. Two cases recently managed at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne highlight the need for clinicians managing pregnant women to rethink this condition and, with changes in migration and epidemiology, reconsider our screening practice.