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Metronidazole and pregnancy.
Since metronidazole is so widely used, it is important to know whether there is any risk from giving the drug during pregnancy. Many drugs are now withheld during early pregnancy, unless their administration is considered essential. There are, however, patients to whom drugs are given before the existence of pregnancy is recognized. In such cases there may be risks of foetal malformations. Apar...
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To assess whether treatment with metronidazole during pregnancy is associated with preterm birth, low birth weight, or major congenital anomalies, we conducted chart reviews and an analysis of electronic data from a cohort of women delivering at an urban New York State hospital. Of 2,829 singleton/mother pairs, 922 (32.6%) mothers were treated with metronidazole for clinical indications, 348 (1...
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QUESTION Two of my patients have been diagnosed with giardiasis, and I would like to treat them with the drug of choice for this infection, metronidazole (Flagyl). One of them is 6 weeks pregnant and the other is breastfeeding a 2-month-old infant, and I have received conflicting information about the safety of this drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding. What should I do? ANSWER Although me...
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Fifty patients with anaerobic sepsis were treated with intravenous and oral metronidazole. In 26 cases this was combined with other antimicrobial agents. Highly satisfactory clinical results were obtained in most patients, though in many surgical drainage was also essential. No side effects or thrombophlebitis were seen. Mixed growths of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria were isolated from all exc...
متن کاملMetronidazole neuropathy.
Two patients are described who developed sensory neuropathy after the ingestion of 30.6 and 114 g metronidazole respectively. The drug, widely used in gastroenterological and gynaecological practice, has not hitherto been considered neurotoxic. The implications are stressed in relation to the differential diagnosis of patients with gastroenterological disorders who develop peripheral neuropathy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0029-7828
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-196704000-00013