title: Exposure to open tuberculosis on a neonatal unit.
abstract: The mother of a baby on the neonatal intensive care unit was found to have untreated open pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculin skin testing and chemoprophylaxis was offered to selected mothers and babies, depending on level of exposure. One of 3 mothers sharing a room with the index mother and 2 of 20 mothers whose babies were on the neonatal unit subsequently converted to tuberculin and were given isoniazid chemoprophylaxis. Isoniazid chemoprophylaxis was given to 13 exposed babies, none of whom tuberculin converted. Two babies were treated empirically for tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia. davidi@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Isaacs
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cripps
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidler
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rochefort
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bide
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banner
authors.forename: Hamish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010356:Patient Isolation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid