Urinary tract infections during pregnancy in South Carolina.
This study presents evidence that over 20 percent of pregnant women with a UTI in South Carolina did not have an antibiotic pharmacy claim within 14 days of diagnosis. Untreated maternal UTI in pregnancy was associated with a 22 percent increased risk for MR/DD in the infant compared to the risk for women who had a UTI and a pharmacy claim for an antibiotic and 31 percent increased risk compared to women who did not have a UTI. The importance of medications compliance should be emphasized in the care of pregnant women.
McDermott
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Family Practice Center, 6 Richland Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203, USA.
Szwejbka
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Mann
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Durkin
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Callaghan
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D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012306:Risk; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary