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Do you routinely treat pregnant patients for latent tuberculosis or delay treatment until 2-3 months post-partum?

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Infectious Disease · Emory University Hospital

Guidelines from CDC, WHO, ATS/IDSA recommend delaying the treatment of latent TB in pregnancy until 2-3 months postpartum unless there is a high risk of progression to TB disease e.g. HIV co-infection. This is because the risk of hepatotoxicity from isoniazid is higher during pregnancy and in the ea...

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