Query into Tuberculosis Infection Screening and Management among Pregnant Migrants, Europe
Puviani FC, Zaffagnini A, Mazzi C, Cirillo DM, Di Gennaro F, Farkas FB, Guglielmetti L, Kherabi Y, et al. (13 authors)
Emerging infectious diseases · 2026-03
Abstract
Pregnant migrant women face increased tuberculosis vulnerability. We queried clinicians in Europe on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection screening and management among pregnant migrants. Fewer than half reported routinely performing screening, and diagnostic and preventive practices varied widely. Those responses highlight substantial heterogeneity and uncertainty in current M. tuberculosis infection screening practices.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
- Mass Screening
- Pregnancy
- Adult
- Transients and Migrants
- Disease Management
- Europe
- Female