title: [Use of antibiotics in pregnancy. I].
abstract: The use of antibiotics during pregnancy have particularly risk, choosing an antibiotic requires consideration of the effects on both the mother and the unborn child. Some antimicrobial agents are safe for use throughout pregnancy, while other are completely contraindicated. Pregnant women need treatment for serious infections, in this cases antibiotics must be used nevertheless the adverse effects of the antimicrobial agent, we must choose the antibiotic with more antimicrobial activity and less risk for the mother and the fetus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Infectología e Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México, D.F.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Figueroa Damian
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bueso Hernandez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arredondo Garcia
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents