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Lee Reichman: Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome to our Web-based seminar, “Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis in the Pregnant Patient.” My name is Lee Reichman. I’m the Executive Director of the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute and I will be moderating today’s program. The management of patients infected with M. tuberculosis can be complicated and challenging in the presence of other medical conditions. This Web-based seminar will specifically cover screenings, diagnosis, treatment and management of TB patients who are pregnant. The seminar will consist of an overview of the current practices and recommendations related to this population, as well as issues around the TB in women of childbearing age. A case presentation will be included along with time for discussion. Our faculty members today are Dr. Chia-Ling Nhan-Chang and Dr. Jane Carter. Lee Reichman: After this introduction, Dr. Nhan-Chang will provide a review of the management of tuberculosis in pregnant patients. This will be followed by Dr. Carter, who will present an interesting case. In the interest of time, we will hold questions and discussion until the end. We’ll now begin with Dr. Chia-Ling Nhan-Chang. Dr. Nhan-Chang is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. I will now turn the program over to her. Chia- Ling? Chia-Ling Nan-Chang: Thank you again and thank you to the Global TB Institute for providing me the opportunity to discuss a challenging topic and a topic that sometimes can cause hysteria, even to people who are very familiar with tuberculosis in pregnancy. To start off with, this topic is very important because we’re not taking care of just the patient; we’re also taking care of her unborn fetus as well as any other children in her home. So, through – at the end of the seminar, I hope t