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

• Main Authors: Mathavaswami Vijayageetha (Author), Ajay MV Kumar (Author), Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan (Author), Sonali Sarkar (Author), Dasari Papa (Author), Kedar Mehta (Author), Noyal M Joseph (Author), Manju Rajaram (Author), Sathish Rajaa (Author), Palanivel Chinnakali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...