Antibiotics and Pregnancy

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Reviewed February 2009

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Title:   Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women, men and children of all ages can be colonized with Group B streptococcus (GBS) bacteria without having any symptoms; bacteria are particularly found in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina and urethra. This is the situation in both developed and de...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Antibiotics for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Giving pregnant women antibiotics when their membranes rupture at or near term without the onset of labour may reduce the risk of infections for the women. More research is needed on the safety and impact of the antibiotics on their babies. Sometimes th...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A urine infection without any of the typical symptoms associated with an acute urine infection (asymptomatic bacteriuria) occurs in 2% to 10% of pregnancies. It may lead to kidney infection (pyelonephritis) in the mother and may possibly contribute to l...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Antibiotics for gonorrhoea in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacteria transmitted (passed) during sex, causing an infection in the genital area. Pregnant women with gonorrhoea may pass the infection to babies during birth. This can affect the baby's eyesight, causing blindness. The revi...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intravenous gentamicin plus clindamycin more effective than other antibiotics for endometritis after childbirth....
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Antibiotics for treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotics during pregnancy for overgrowth of abnormal bacteria in the birth canal does not reduce the risk of babies being born too early....
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a urinary tract infection (without symptoms) common in pregnancy. If untreated, it can lead to pyelonephritis. Antibiotic treatment is recommended. This review aimed to identify whether single-dose antibiotic treatments are a...
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Antibiotics for syphilis diagnosed during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Penicillin is effective in curing syphilis during pregnancy but more research is needed on the best dosage and duration of treatment....
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Treatments for symptomatic urinary tract infections during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Infections in the urinary tract are common in pregnancy. These include infections with no symptoms (asymptomatic bacteriuria), cystitis (bladder infection) and pyelonephritis (kidney infection). Such infections can cause some serious complications for t...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Antibiotics for preterm rupture of membranes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born too soon are more likely to suffer ill health in the early days and sometimes throughout life. Early labour and birth (before 37 weeks) may be due to undetected infection. The review found that certain antibiotics given to women, when their ...
Date:   Aug 2004
Title:   Prophylactic antibiotic administration in pregnancy to prevent infectious morbidity and mortality
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Routine antibiotic treatment in second and third trimester of pregnancy can reduce some infectious morbidity on pregnancy outcomes....
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Insufficient evidence to show that giving antibiotics to women with ureaplasma in the vagina makes a difference in preventing preterm birth....
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for management of intraamniotic infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotics are used to prevent life-threatening complications for mother and baby when the amniotic fluid is infected, but it is not known which antibiotic is best....
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Interventions for treating genital chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection which, if a mother has it during pregnancy and labour, can cause eye or lung infections in the newborn baby. The risk of transmission during birth varies, but is about 20% to 50% for eye infections and about...
Date:   Jun 1998
Title:   Intrapartum antibiotics for Group B streptococcal colonisation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Group B streptococcal infection is common in pregnant women without causing harm. However it is also a significant cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality.
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