OBJECTIVES: To establish the influence of tuberculosis on gestation, birth and newborn. To determine the reactivation factors and the course of tuberculosis during gestation. To estimate the influence of nutritional factor of tuberculous pregnant women on adverse perinatal outcome. DESIGN: Descriptive retrospective study of cases and controls, revising the clinical histories of patients attended at the Gynecologic Obstetrics service of Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital during the years 1990-1995. MATERIAL: Group cases, were 31 pregnants with diagnosis of tuberculosis and the control group 31 pregnants without diagnosis of tuberculosis. RESULTS: Ninety percent of tuberculosis reactivated during gestation. A great percentage of patients with tuberculosis had history of tuberculosis (p < 0,048). In these patients specific treatment for tuberculosis prior to gestation was irregular and/or ...

OBJECTIVES: To establish the influence of tuberculosis on gestation, birth and newborn. To determine the reactivation factors and the course of tuberculosis during gestation. To estimate the influence of nutritional factor of tuberculous pregnant women on adverse perinatal outcome. DESIGN: Descriptive retrospective study of cases and controls, revising the clinical histories of patients attended at the Gynecologic Obstetrics service of Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital during the years 1990-1995. MATERIAL: Group cases, were 31 pregnants with diagnosis of tuberculosis and the control group 31 pregnants without diagnosis of tuberculosis. RESULTS: Ninety percent of tuberculosis reactivated during gestation. A great percentage of patients with tuberculosis had history of tuberculosis (p < 0,048). In these patients specific treatment for tuberculosis prior to gestation was irregular and/...