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Medication in pregnancy - writingbook
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A 19-year-old primigravid woman at 34 weeks' gestation comes to the physician for a routine prenatal visit. Her pregnancy has been uncomplicated. She has no history of serious illness. She takes no medications and has no known allergies. Examination shows a uterus consistent in size with a 34-week gestation. A routine clean-catch urine culture grows greater than 100,000 colonies/mL of Escherichia coli. Which of the following is the most appropriate pharmacotherapy?

A
) Ampicillin

B
) Ciprofloxacin

C
) Clindamycin

D
) Doxycycline

E
) Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole


please clear this confusion--
i have read that tmx--sx is the drug for uti in pregnacny and can b used until near term---is 34 weeks until near term???or term>>>can we use sulfa drug----???
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#2
I believe the correct answer is A..
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#3
rx for uti in pregnancy
use amox,ampi,cephalosporins,nitrofurantion

cipro,tmpsmx is contraindicated
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#4
answer is A
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#5
Yes I agree A is the best ans.
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