Penicillin in Urinary Infections

Urinary Infections

urinary tract infections in children

Urinary tract infection and oral penicillin G.

The urinary excretion of three oral preparations of penicillin G was measured in six subjects. After a dose of 500 mg of potassium penicillin G the mean urine level was 597 mug/ml in the first of three two-hour periods, 324 mug/ml in the second, and 40 mug/ml between the fourth and sixth hours. Of the dose, 13.4% was excreted in the urine in 24 hours. Differences among the three preparations we...

Urinary tract infections in pregnancy.

QUESTION My pregnant patients often present with urinary tract infections. Are the medications commonly used for the management of urinary tract infections safe to use during pregnancy? ANSWER Existing data indicate that exposure to penicillins, cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, nitrofurantoin, or phenazopyridine during pregnancy is not associated with increased risk of fetal malformations. T...

Urinary tract infections in pregnancy.

Urinary tract infections frequently affect pregnant mothers. This problem causes significant morbidity and healthcare expenditure. Three common clinical manifestations of UTIs in pregnancy are: asymptomatic bacteriuria, acute cystitis and acute pyelonephritis. Escherichia coli remains the most frequent organism isolated in UTIs. All pregnant mothers should be screened for UTIs in pregnancy and ...