Title
Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis during pregnancy: Long-term follow-up of 6 children with intrauterine exposure to second-line agents
Date Issued
01 June 2005
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Treatment of gestational multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is controversial. We describe follow-up of 6 children exposed to second-line antituberculous agents in utero. Each child (average age, 3.7 years) underwent comprehensive clinical evaluation. One child had MDR-TB diagnosed. There was no evidence of significant late-presentation toxicity among the children. The results suggest that aggressive management of gestational MDR-TB may benefit both mother and child. © 2005 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Start page
1689
End page
1692
Volume
40
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-19344373221
PubMed ID
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10584838
Sponsor(s)
Potential conflicts of interest. S.S. and J.F. have recently received research funding from the Eli Lilly Foundation. All other authors: no conflicts.
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