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Basanthi, a 29 yrs aged female from Bihar presents with active tuberculosis, delivers baby. All of the following are indicated, EXCEPT:

A
Administer INH to the baby
B
Withhold breast feeding
C
Give ATT to mother for 2 years
D
Ask mother to ensure proper disposal of sputum
High-Yield Explanation
Treatment of tuberculosis is not a contraindication for breast feeding. Breastfeeding should not be discouraged for women being treated with first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs because the concentrations of these drugs in breast milk are too small to produce toxicity in the nursing newborn. The child cannot be infected by the mother breast milk, unless she has tuberculous mastitis. Ref: Manual of Neonatal Care By John P. Clohey, Eric C. Eichenwald, Ann R. Stark, Page 303.

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