Tuberculosis and the obstetrician-gynecologist : a global perspective

Tuberculosis (TB) infection poses substantial challenges for obstetricians and gynecologists globally, as gynecologic involvement may cause infertility, irregular bleeding, and pelvic pain. If TB-infected women are able to conceive, obstetric complications include intrauterine growth restriction and, more rarely, congenital transmission. Appropriate screening for high-risk populations is crucial for diagnosis and treatment of latent and active TB infection, which may prevent reproductive sequelae for individual patients and, eventually, contribute to complete eradication of the disease.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Reviews in obstetrics & gynecology - 6(2013), 3-4 vom: 30., Seite 174-81

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Molina, Rose L [VerfasserIn]
Diouf, Khady [VerfasserIn]
Nour, Nawal M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Infertility
Journal Article
Pregnancy
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis screening
Tuberculosis treatment

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.05.2014

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM238232654