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Original Article

Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?

Mathavaswami VijayageethaDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ajay MV KumarCenter for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France;South-East Asia Office, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, New Delhi, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1011-8531View further author information
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Jayalakshmy RamakrishnanDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaView further author information
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Sonali SarkarDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaView further author information
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Dasari PapaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaView further author information
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Kedar MehtaDepartment of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Vadodara, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4374-9495View further author information
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Noyal M JosephDepartment of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaView further author information
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Manju RajaramDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaView further author information
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Sathish RajaaDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaView further author information
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Palanivel ChinnakaliDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-1016View further author information
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Article: 1564488 | Received 21 Aug 2018, Accepted 24 Dec 2018, Published online: 26 Feb 2019

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