Diagnose and treatment of neonatal congenital tuberculosis / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Neonatal congenital tuberculosis is the disease caused by the vertical transmission of tuberculosis bacterium from a mother to the fetal through placenta and umbilical cord during pregnancy, or by inhaling/swallowing of the fetal during delivery.It usually initiates at late period of neonate with a rapid progress and a high mortality rate, and the lack of clinical awareness always result in misdiagnosis.This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal congenital tuberculosis in order to improve the understanding of this disease and promote its standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment.