Tuberculosis in pregnancy - Case studies and a review of Australia's screening process

Abstract

Few changes have occurred in the management of tuberculosis over the past two decades and many of the recent developments are in the area of diagnostics. The application of these to the pregnant population is not yet established. Two cases recently managed at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne highlight the need for clinicians managing pregnant women to rethink this condition and, with changes in migration and epidemiology, reconsider our screening practice. © 2006 The Authors Journal compilation © 2006 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.