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Antibiotic Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation

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The Daschner Guide to In-Hospital Antibiotic Therapy

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Antibiotics are classified into the categories A, B, C, D according to their safety during pregnancy. β-Lactam antibiotics inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis. Since no comparable metabolic events take place in humans, penicillins, for example, can safely be used in pregnancy. Nevertheless, older members of the group should be prescribed.

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  1. Division of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Department of Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Uwe Frank MD, PhD (Professor of Clinical Microbiology)

  2. Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Evelina Tacconelli MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases)

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Frank, U., Tacconelli, E. (2012). Antibiotic Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation. In: The Daschner Guide to In-Hospital Antibiotic Therapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18402-4_17

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