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Table 2 Clinical manifestations and pregnancy outcomes of the seven cases of miliary TB during pregnancy

From: Acute miliary tuberculosis in pregnancy after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: a report of seven cases

Case IVF-ET cycle type IVF-ET outcomes Vaginal bleeding Gestational weeks with bleeding (w) Fever Gestational weeks with fever (w) TST after fever onset IGRA after fever onset Pregnancy outcomes Follow-up
1 Fresh ET Singleton + 7 + 12 NA NA Spontaneous abortion Received ET again and gave birth 3 years later after TB.
2 Fresh ET Twin + 17 + 14 NA + Spontaneous abortion Underwent two rounds of ET 3 years later, yet both failed.
3 Fresh ET Singleton − − + 9 NA + Induced abortion No pregnancy since.
4 Fresh ET Twin − − + 7 NA + Induced abortion Underwent ET 3 years later yet failed. No pregnancy since.
5 Frozen ET Singleton + 8 + 10 + + + + Spontaneous abortion No pregnancy after three rounds of ET.
6 Fresh ET Twin + 14 + 12 NA + Spontaneous abortion Underwent fresh ET and two rounds of frozen ET 5 years later, yet all failed. No pregnancy since.
7 Fresh ET Singleton + 8 + 9 NA NA Induced abortion Experienced one failed frozen ET 6 years later; got pregnant and gave birth after another ET 7 years later.
  1. IVF-ET in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, TB tuberculosis, ET embryo transfer, TST tuberculin skin test, IGRA interferon gamma release assay, NA not available
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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