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Antibiotics and Pregnancy
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Reviewed May 2011
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| Title: | Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy |
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| 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 (kidney infection). Antibiotic treatment is recommended. This review aimed to identify whether single-dose antibiot... |
| Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Title: | Group B streptococcus |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | It is normal to have a large number of different bacteria growing in the vagina of a healthy woman. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Ureaplasmas are normal flora in the vagina of many women. In some women high levels of ureaplasma in the vagina, which probably reflect the presence of infection in the uterus, may have a role in pregnancy complications, or may contribute to babies bein... |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for meconium-stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is the result of waste maternal from the fetal colon passing into the mother's amniotic cavity. Its incidence increases in post-term pregnancies. Pregnant women with MSAF are more likely to develop maternal complic... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Different antibiotic regimens for treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Between 5% and 10% of pregnant women have bacteria in their urine without symptoms of infection (asymptomatic bacteriuria). If left untreated, women may go on to develop serious complications such as kidney infection or preterm birth. In this review we ... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for preterm rupture of membranes |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Certain antibiotics given to women with early broken waters will improve babies' health. 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 un... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Treatments for symptomatic urinary tract infections during pregnancy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Antibiotics are very effective at clearing urinary tract infections in pregnancy, and complications are very rare. Infections in the urinary tract are common in pregnancy. These include infections with no symptoms (asymptomatic bacteriuria), cystitis (b... |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for syphilis diagnosed during pregnancy |
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| 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. Syphilis is a potentially fatal, sexually transmitted disease that passes from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. If ... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Prophylactic antibiotic administration during second and third trimester in pregnancy for preventing infectious morbidity and mortality |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Pregnant women can be given antibiotics during the second and third trimester of pregnancy (before labour) to prevent bacteria in the vagina and cervix affecting the pregnancy. Maternal genital tract infection or colonization by some infectious organism... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for gonorrhoea in pregnancy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Pregnant women with gonorrhoea who take penicillin, spectinomycin or ceftriaxone are much less likely to show signs of infection. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacteria transmitted (passed) during sex, causing an infection in the genital area. Pregnant wom... |
| Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Title: | Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Antibiotics can reduce the risk of kidney infections in pregnant women who have a urine infection but no symptoms of infection. A urine infection without any of the typical symptoms associated with an acute urine infection (asymptomatic bacteriuria) occ... |
| Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Title: | Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Intravenous gentamicin plus clindamycin more effective than other antibiotics for endometritis after childbirth. Inflammation of the lining of the womb (postpartum endometritis), also known as puereral fever, is caused by infection entering the womb (ut... |
| Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy |
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| 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. Bacteria are normally present in the birth canal and are useful in maintaining the health of the vagina. However... |
| Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Title: | Antibiotic regimens for management of intraamniotic infection |
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| 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. Amniotic fluid is the 'water' surrounding the baby inside the womb. If this fluid becom... |
| Date: | May 2002 |
| Title: | Interventions for treating genital chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnancy |
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| 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 |
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