Tuberculosis

doi:10.1017/9781108650434.025

Chapter 25 - Tuberculosis

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2019

Edited by

Prabha Sinha and

Adel Elkady: Affiliation:
Police Force Hospital, Cairo
Prabha Sinha: Affiliation:
Oman Medical College, Oman
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan: Affiliation:
Alexandria University

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Summary

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and is believed to be nearly as old as human history. Tuberculosis remains the most common cause of death from infectious agents in childbearing-age women (14–49 years) worldwide.

In 2017, TB caused an estimated 1.3 million deaths (range 1.2–1.4 million). The progress made in the diagnosis, treatment and control of TB has been offset by the HIV epidemic, the growing challenge of drug resistance and other epidemiological factors like population migration, poverty, overcrowding, poor sanitation and malnutrition in the developing countries.

Six countries, India, Indonesia, China, Nigeria, Pakistan and South Africa, account for 60 per cent of the total burden of new TB cases.

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Information: Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
, pp. 146 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108650434.025 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2019

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