Antibiotics and Pregnancy

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Updated January 2008

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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 treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bacteria are normally present in the birth canal and are useful in maintaining the health of the vagina. However, if the numbers of abnormal bacteria increase, this may cause an unpleasant discharge and may cause some babies to be born too early. The re...
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Inflammation of the lining of the womb (postpartum endometritis), also known as puereral fever, is caused by infection entering the womb (uterus) during childbirth. It occurs in about 1% to 3% of births, and is up to ten times more common after caesarea...
Date:   Jul 2004
Title:   Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy
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 may have a role in pregnancy complications and or contribute to babies being born too early (preterm birth). These babies can have serious he...
Date:   Oct 2003
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:   Jul 2003
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 thei...
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Prophylactic antibiotic administration in pregnancy to prevent infectious morbidity and mortality
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Maternal genital tract infection or colonization by some infectious organisms can cause maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Antibiotics have been used during the second and third trimester to try to prevent these infections. The review of tr...
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   Antibiotics for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sometimes the membranes (bag of waters around the unborn baby) break when the baby is due, without labour starting. This is called term PROM (term prelabour rupture of membranes). Once the membranes have ruptured, there is a risk of infection entering t...
Date:   Apr 2002
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for management of intraamniotic infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Amniotic fluid is the 'water' surrounding the baby inside the womb. If this fluid becomes infected, it can be life-threatening for the mother and baby, and the baby should be born within 12 hours. Infection can come from bacteria entering the womb from ...
Date:   Apr 2002
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:   Feb 2002
Title:   Antibiotics for syphilis diagnosed during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Syphilis is a potentially fatal, sexually transmitted disease that passes from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. If the woman is untreated, her baby may be born with the disease, suffer permanent disability and be disfigured. The effectiveness of pen...
Date:   Mar 2001
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:   Jan 2000
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...
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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