A 27-year-old pregnant woman at 20 weeks' gestation, originally from a high-TB-incidence country, presents for antenatal care in Canada. She is asympt...

Question

A 27-year-old pregnant woman at 20 weeks' gestation, originally from a high-TB-incidence country, presents for antenatal care in Canada. She is asymptomatic. According to Canadian TB standards, what is the appropriate approach to latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening?

Accepted Answer

Offer tuberculin skin test or IGRA if she is at increased risk and consider treatment postpartum

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Do not screen in pregnancy

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Perform routine chest CT

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Start empiric TB treatment regardless of testing

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Screen only after delivery without discussing now

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Latent tuberculosis infection in pregnancy

A 27-year-old pregnant woman at 20 weeks' gestation, originally from a high-TB-incidence country, presents for antenatal care in Canada. She is asymptomatic. According to Canadian TB standards, what is the appropriate approach to latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening?