title: Antibacterial therapy in pregnancy and neonates.
abstract: This article reviews the effects of the physiologic changes accompanying pregnancy on the pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials commonly employed during pregnancy. The possible adverse effects on the fetus from maternal use of antibacterials and their excretion into breast milk are reviewed. Principles of antibiotic pharmacology in newborn infants are summarized. The indications for use, dosages, and potential for adverse effects are reviewed for antibiotics currently in use and for several agents for which approval is pending for use in the newborn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents