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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in pregnancy

Author(s)
Dhingra V. K
Mittal A
Rajpal S
Arora V. K
Abstract
This is a case report of 26 years old pregnant woman with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB), treated at outpatient department of New Delhi Tuberculosis (NDTB) Centre, India with second line agents. Before presentation at NDTB Centre, she had been treated with first line drugs for approximately one and-a-half-year, including category II re-treatment DOTS regimen under RNTCP. Patient conceived twice during her anti-TB treatment. The first one was during her category II treatment, when put on second line drugs. We describe congenital abnormalities documented in her second child exposed in-utero to second line anti-tubercular drugs with a brief review of treatment of MDR TB in pregnancy.
Publication Details
Page(s) 639-637
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 17, Issue: 10, Year: 2007

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