title: Congenital tuberculosis requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
abstract: We describe a 6-week-old infant with congenital tuberculosis with cardiorespiratory failure. She was successfully treated with ECMO initiated after worsening hypoxemia despite mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Weisoly
authors.forename: Amir M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Elidemir
authors.forename: Kim Connelly
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004716:Endometritis / Q000382:microbiology; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents