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Table 1 Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants

From: Pathomorphological characteristics of tuberculous placenta and its clinical implication

Case No.

Age

History of TB

Pregnancy information

CT diagnosis

Sputum result

Pathogenetic examination

Pregnancy outcome

Weeks of gestation*

Mode of delivery

Anti-TB treatment

Follow-up

1

28

N

Twin, IVF

Subacute hematogenous pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Intrauterine stillbirth

27

Induced labour abortion

HREMfx

 

2

30

Y

Single fetus, IVF

Obsolete pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Intrauterine stillbirth

21

Spontaneous abortion

HRE

 

3

31

N

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Acute miliary hematogenous disseminated pulmonary TB

Smear+, culture+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Intrauterine stillbirth

13

Induced labour abortion

HRZ

 

4

39

Y

Single fetus, IVF

Acute miliary hematogenous disseminated pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Surviving, mild intrauterine asphyxia

38

Cesarean

HRE

Infant with congenital TB

5

26

Y

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Surviving

38

Cesarean

HREZ

 

6

32

N

Single fetus, IVF

Bilateral miliary hematogenous disseminated pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Artificial abortion

21

Induced labour abortion

HRE

 

7

33

N

Twin, IVF

Chronic pulmonary hematogenous disseminated TB

Smear+, culture+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Surviving, low-weight preterm infants

27

Natural labour

HRZ

One of the twins with congenital TB

8

30

N

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Bilateral pulmonary hematogenous disseminated TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Surviving, low-weight preterm infant

32

Cesarean

HREZ

 

9

27

Y

Single fetus, IVF

Acute hematogenous disseminated pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Intrauterine stillbirth

24

Spontaneous abortion

HRE

 

10

40

N

Single fetus, IVF

Bilateral hematogenous disseminated pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Artificial abortion

19

Induced labour abortion

HREZ

 

11

27

N

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Bilateral hematogenous disseminated pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Intrauterine stillbirth

26

Induced labour abortion

HRMfx + linezolid

 

12

22

Y

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Bilateral miliary hematogenous disseminated pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Surviving

31

Natural labour

HREZ

 

13

36

U

Single fetus, IVF

N/A

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+, T-spot+

Surviving

36

Cesarean

HRZE

 

14

35

U

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Bilateral acute hematogenous pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Artificial abortion

16

Induced labour abortion

HREMfx + amikacin + meropenem

 

15

28

Y

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

N/A

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Surviving

39

Cesarean

U

 

16

39

Y

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

N/A

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Intrauterine stillbirth

19

Induced labour abortion

HRE

 

17

31

Y

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Chronic inflammation

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Surviving

38

Cesarean

HRZE

 

18

29

Y

Single fetus, IVF

Pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Surviving, low-weight preterm infant

31

Cesarean

HREZ

Infant with congenital TB

19

36

N

Single fetus, spontaneous pregnancy

Acute hematogenous pulmonary TB

Smear+

AFB+, PCR+

Intrauterine stillbirth

20

Induced labour abortion

HREZ

 
  1. Abbreviations: Y: yes, N: no, U: unknown, IVF: in vitro fertilization, N/A: not available, PCR: polymerase chain reaction, H: isoniazid, R: rifampicin, E: ethambutol, Z: pyrazinamide, Mfx: moxifloxacin
  2. * Weeks in which the fetus died or was delivered