Field guide for managing drug-resistant TB in pregnant and peripartum people

The Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis releases a guide meant to support the care of pregnant and peripartum people with drug-resistant TB and the neonates born to them.

At the South African TB Conference in Durban (13-16 September), the Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis released a best practices document called 'Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pregnant and Peripartum People: A Field Guide'.

The guide, which was developed by 17 experts from around the world, is meant to support the care of pregnant and peripartum people living with drug-resistant TB and the neonates born to them.

The guide fills a crucial gap in the care of this population and can be accessed here.


Source: Sentinel Project

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By Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Published: Sept. 19, 2022, 3:26 p.m.

Last updated: Sept. 26, 2022, 12:36 a.m.

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