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The tuberculin test in pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1968
Abstract Of 2,357 Negro females tested for tuberculosis during the prenatal period, 9.6 per cent of them had positive reactions (a figure substantially less than that quoted for the general population of the District of Columbia). Except for two known inactive cases of reinfection type tuberculosis, no new pulmonary lesions of this type were found on
W P, Montgomery   +3 more
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S100B testing in pregnancy

Clinica Chimica Acta, 2003
Follow-up studies have shown that the vast majority of neurological abnormalities present during childhood can have a prenatal or perinatal origin. It is relevant, therefore, to investigate the timing of adverse insults in the search for measures of prevention. However, such knowledge is still incomplete and subject to debate.
Michetti, Fabrizio, Gazzolo, Diego
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A chemical test for pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1948
Abstract A new chemical test for pregnancy is proposed. The test depends upon a modified procedure for the estimation of histidine excretion in pregnancy. The physiologic basis of the test is discussed. Studies on more than 400 cases indicate that the method is rapid, simple, and accurate enough to justify its use, particularly as an office procedure.
W A, RICKETTS, R M, CARSON, R R, SAEKS
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HIV testing in pregnancy

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2014
In their community-based survey from Northern Malawi, Price et al 1 found that 90% of 395 women were tested for HIV during their pregnancy. In September 2013, for a medical student elective project, we conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of antenatal HIV screening in consecutive women attending the maternity unit at Korle Bu Teaching ...
Nisha, Mistry   +2 more
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Update on Pregnancy Testing

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1986
Laboratory testing is an extension of the physical examination, reaching sites that are otherwise inaccessible to the examiner. Pregnancy testing is one such diagnostic extension. Like physical examination, it must be used carefully. In choosing a pregnancy test for office use, many factors must be considered, so that accurate information will be ...
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Procedure for pregnancy testing

Nursing Standard, 2007
This article summarises the procedure for assessing and undertaking a test to determine if a woman is pregnant.
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