Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?

Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?

Background: The national tuberculosis (TB) programme in India recommends screening all pregnant women for TB, but this is rarely implemented. We carried out systematic TB screening among women attending the antenatal clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India, during February to A...

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Main Authors: Mathavaswami Vijayageetha, Ajay MV Kumar, Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, Sonali Sarkar, Dasari Papa, Kedar Mehta, Noyal M Joseph, Manju Rajaram, Sathish Rajaa, Palanivel Chinnakali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
antenatal women
active case finding
intensified case finding
sort it
operational research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1564488

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1564488

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