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| University of Witwatersrand, South Africa | OTHER |
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Pregnant women who develop active Tuberculosis (TB) are at increased risk of poor maternal and infant outcomes. Our data from South Africa show that up to 3% of HIV-infected pregnant women have active TB , many with advanced disease, contributing to the 40% of maternal mortality associated with TB or HIV in South Africa . Screening for TB in pregnant women in this setting is therefore essential to reduce maternal mortality. Symptom-directed screening for TB has been recommended by the World Health Organization and by the South African National Department of Health; however, no implementation framework is in place to operationalize the guidelines. Symptom-based testing is an efficient process that limits use of diagnostic tests, but may miss many cases. In Soweto, we found that 0.7% (700/100,000) of HIV-infected women had active TB when a symptom-based strategy was employed once, but in Klerksdorp we found that 3.3% (3,300/100,000) had active TB when universal testing, regardless of symptoms, was performed; most TB cases were newly diagnosed among women who reported no symptoms .
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Universal screening | Experimental | All HIV + pregnant women will be asked to give a sputum sample for TB prior to TB symptom screen |
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| Symptom- directed screening | Active Comparator | Only symptomatic HIV+ pregnant women will be asked to give a sputum sample for TB |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Sputum sample | Other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of women diagnosed with TB | 1. Proportion of women who are diagnosed with TB in each arm | One year |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Richard Chaisson, MD | Johns Hopkins University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Perinatal HIV Research Unit | Klerksdorp | Northwest | South Africa |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014376 | Tuberculosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D009164 | Mycobacterium Infections |
| D000193 | Actinomycetales Infections |
| D016908 | Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
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| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
| D007239 | Infections |