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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 11(47), p. 3785-3786, 2009

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00127-09

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Perinatal Tuberculosis in a 73-Day-Old Infant

Journal article published in 2009 by H.-C. Huang, L.-M. Huang ORCID, C.-Y. Lu ORCID, P.-I. Lee, L.-Y. Chang
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Abstract

ABSTRACT A 73-day-old female infant presented with cough and fever. A chest roentgenogram showed a pneumonic patch, but empirical antibiotic treatment failed. The pathology of an excisional biopsy specimen confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. We emphasize that tuberculosis should be considered for neonates or infants with unresponsive pneumonia because delayed diagnosis is associated with a fatal outcome.