Notes from the Field: Undiagnosed Tuberculosis During Pregnancy Resulting in a Neonatal Death - United States, 2021

• Published in: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Vol. 72; no. 49; pp. 1331 - 1332
• Main Authors: Miele, Kathryn, Rock, R Bryan, LaCourse, Sylvia M, Ashkin, David, Armitige, Lisa Y, Pomputius, William, Goswami, Neela D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. Center for Disease Control 08.12.2023; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Birth defects; Children; Congenital diseases; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Disease control; Disease prevention; Drug use; Female; Health risks; HIV; Homeless people; Homelessness; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Immunosuppressive agents; In vitro fertilization; Infant, Newborn; Infections; Infectious diseases; Infertility; Medical laboratories; Meta-analysis; Microscopy; Morbidity; Mortality; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Neonates; Notes from the Field; Perinatal Death; Polymerase chain reaction; Pregnancy; Radiography; Reproductive system; Risk; Silicosis; Substance abuse treatment; Substance use; Substance use disorder; Systematic review; Thorax; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; United States - epidemiology; Womens health; United States; United States > US; Minnesota; India
• ISSN: 0149-2195; 1545-861X
• DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7249a4

Selected groups with increased likelihood of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and with increased risk for developing tuberculosis disease if infected*,†,§ Groups with increased likelihood of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Household contacts of or persons with recent exposure to an active tuberculosis case Immigrants from countries with a high tuberculosis incidence (>20 cases per 100,000 population) Residents and employees of high-risk congregate settings (e.g., homeless shelters or correctional facilities) Mycobacteriology laboratory personnel Groups with increased likelihood of developing tuberculosis disease if infected§ Children aged <5 years Persons with clinical predisposition (e.g., diabetes, HIV infection, receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, substance use disorder, or silicosis) Persons with abnormal chest radiograph consistent with previous tuberculosis disease * https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw778 † https://doi.org/10.1542/9781610020886 § Screening for persons at low risk is not recommended. Sobhy S, Babiker Z, Zamora J, Khan KS, Kunst H. Maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity associated with tuberculosis during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clinical practice guidelines: diagnosis of tuberculosis in adults and children.