A pregnant woman with pre-XDR PTB giving birth to a healthy newborn: A case report

We reported a late-pregnancy woman with pre-XDR PTB who had not received regular anti-tuberculosis treatment prior to delivery. Despite this, she successfully delivered a premature baby who exhibited normal growth and development, and subsequently completed her anti-tuberculosis treatment. This repo...

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Published in:	Heliyon 2024-04, Vol.10 (7), p.e28530, Article e28530
Main Authors:	Wang, Lei, Zhang, Xin, Wang, Weiyang, Huang, Fuli
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Case Report Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis Pregnancy Treatment
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Summary:	We reported a late-pregnancy woman with pre-XDR PTB who had not received regular anti-tuberculosis treatment prior to delivery. Despite this, she successfully delivered a premature baby who exhibited normal growth and development, and subsequently completed her anti-tuberculosis treatment. This report suggests that delayed treatment for pre-XDR TB during late pregnancy does not necessarily increase the risk of treatment failure for the mother or the risk of neonatal tuberculosis.
ISSN:	2405-8440 2405-8440