Information on prognostic factors are not well defined for infants of either congenital or acquired disease. Survival rate is not influenced by the following factors: specific signs or symptoms, birthweight, the nature or severity of maternal disease, timing of maternal diagnosis, prematurity, hepatic dysfunction, or thrombocytopenia. An improved survival rate was seen in all infants with the following: presentation of symptoms after 3 weeks of age, no CNS TB disease, appropriate anti-TB therapy, higher leukocyte count, absence of a military pattern on chest radiographs, and multiple pulmonary nodules on chest radiograph.