03-06-2007, 05:13 AM
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----???
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----???