Tuberculosis Disease during Pregnancy and Treatment Outcomes in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women at a Referral Hospital in Cape Town

Tuberculosis during pregnancy and treatment outcomes are poorly defined in high prevalence tuberculosis and HIV settings. A prospective cohort study of pregnant and postpartum women identified to be routinely on antituberculosis treatment was conducted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa,...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 11; p. e0164249
Main Authors:	Bekker, Adrie, Schaaf, Hendrik S., Draper, Heather R., Kriel, Magdalena, Hesseling, Anneke C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 03.11.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adult Analysis Antitubercular agents Biology and Life Sciences Birth weight Births Childrens health Clinical outcomes Cohort Studies Disease Drug therapy Fatalities Female Health sciences HIV HIV infections HIV Infections - complications HIV patients Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infant mortality Infants Infections Lentivirus Low birth weight Lymphatic system Maternal mortality Medical diagnosis Medical treatment Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Microscopy Missing data Mortality Mycobacterium Neonates Newborn babies Newborn infants Obstetrics Patient outcomes People and Places Postpartum Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy Pregnant women Prospective Studies Referral and Consultation Regression models Retroviridae South Africa Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - complications Tuberculosis - drug therapy Tutu, Desmond Womens health South Africa Switzerland
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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