X-pert MTB/RIF® diagnosis of twin infants with tuberculosis in Da Nang, Viet Nam

Abstract

4-month-old twins were diagnosed with X-pert MTB/RIF® confirmed tuberculosis (TB). The mother was treated for TB after delivery, but no household contact evaluation was performed or preventive therapy offered. This report illustrates the vulnerability of young children to develop TB, poor implementation of preventive therapy strategies, and the need for meticulous TB exposure assessment in children not responding to pneumonia treatment.