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Risk of Birth Defects Due to Certain Antibiotics During Pregnancy

by Aishwarya Radhakrishnan on Jul 20 2017 11:13 PM

Risk of Birth Defects Due to Certain Antibiotics During Pregnancy
Certain links between certain antibiotics during pregnancy and major congenital malformations in newborns have been found.
The study included an analysis of information on 139,938 live births in Quebec, Canada, between 1998 and 2008. Clindamycin, doxycycline, quinolones, macrolides, and phenoxymethylpenicillin were linked to organ-specific malformations. Amoxicillin, cephalosporins, and nitrofurantoin were not associated with birth defects.

"Infections during pregnancy are frequent and should be treated; however, our study highlights safer options for the treatment of infections, more specifically urinary tract infections or pulmonary infections, at least during the first trimester of pregnancy," said Dr. Anick BĂ©rard, senior author of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study.



Source-Eurekalert


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