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03-24-2007, 04:34 AM
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Which antibiotic should be used?
A G1P1 38 weeks of gestation, on her Urine culture grows >100,000/colony with E. Coli.Which antibiotic should be used?
a)Ciprofloxacin b)Bactrim c)Clindamycin d)Amoxicillin
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04-14-2007, 07:22 PM
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Bactrim.
i think it should be bactrim as its second choice after nitrofurantoin....and she has 38 week gestation,no risk
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04-20-2007, 06:24 PM
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This is a pregnant woman - you want to be careful in the first and third trimesters. From the question she is in her 3rd trimester. A good choice will be a drug that is safe in pregnancy and is also effective against E.coli like amoxicillin, ampicillin, nitrofurantoin, or an oral cephalosporin.
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06-01-2007, 03:01 PM
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D for the safety of the child.
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