Pregnancy does not mean that patients with tuberculosis must stop treatment

Autor:	Graham H. Bothamley, Will Elston
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Tuberculosis business.industry Isoniazid General Engineering General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Female patient medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences business General Environmental Science medicine.drug
Zdroj:	BMJ. 318:1286-1286
ISSN:	1468-5833 0959-8138
Popis:	EDITOR—We were disappointed that Rubin's review of drugs that could safely be taken in pregnancy did not mention drugs for tuberculosis.1 Adherence to successful treatment of tuberculosis is essential. In 1998 three patients with tuberculosis (of 114 such patients treated at Homerton Hospital) became pregnant; all three were advised by their general practitioner or midwife to stop their treatment, and two accepted a termination. In addition, two of 71 female patients receiving preventive treatment with isoniazid were advised …
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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