PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Speirs, Lynne
AU  - Whittaker, Elizabeth
TI  - Fifteen-minute consultation: What do I do with a baby born to a mother with tuberculosis?
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320002
DP  - 2021 Aug 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 210--215
VI  - 106
IP  - 4
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/106/4/210.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/106/4/210.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2021 Aug 01; 106
AB  - Tuberculosis (TB) remains a considerable disease burden, even in high-income countries such as the UK. In recent years, there has been a change in epidemiology with an increased incidence in those under 30 years old. This increases the proportion of women of childbearing age contracting tuberculosis. There is limited evidence around optimal management of the neonate who has been exposed to tuberculosis; however, we know that neonatal TB is fatal if untreated. It is therefore important to have a framework of how to manage the infants born to these mothers. Good communication between respiratory or infectious diseases physicians treating the expectant mother, maternity and paediatric teams is essential. Prompt assessment of the infant with input from paediatricians with an expertise in paediatric tuberculosis is essential.