Postpartum Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Table 4

Control of transmission of TB in pregnancy [4].

Mother	Infant
Active TB on treatment	Active TB on treatment	No separation
Active TB on treatment	Latent TB on treatment	No separation
Active TB on treatment	No active TB or latent TB	Infant should be treated for latent TB for 3 to 4 months until reevaluation
Known or suspected drug resistant TB	No active TB or latent TB	Should be separated until mother is noninfectious
Known or suspected active TB	Has not been evaluated	Should be separated until both have been fully evaluated