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Time to treatment initiation in pregnant women with tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa

2026-02-19 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) incidence peaks in women during their reproductive years and is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Pregnant women with TB have a high risk of failure to initiate TB treatment and poor TB treatment and pregnancy outcomes. We determined the time to treatment initiation in pregnant women diagnosed with TB in a routine programmatic setting. MethodsUsing routine linked electronic data, we identified women 15-45 years of age with laboratory-confirmed and/or clinically ...

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