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Urinary Tract Infections
All health topics related to your urinary track. According to the American Urological Association, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can afflict one to two percent of children. Children who suffer from UTIs have a higher risk of... [more]
All health topics related to your urinary track.
According to the American Urological Association, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can afflict one to two percent of children. Children who suffer from UTIs have a higher risk of developing kidney infections, which can lead to renal (kidney) scarring, hypertension, and more severe renal disease.
There are two antibiotics, commonly used to treat urinary tract infections (UTI) in pregnancy, sulfa drugs (brand names including Bactrim) and urinary germicides called nitrofurantoins (brand names including Furadantin and Macrobid). They have recently been linked to some forms of birth defects including anencephaly (a fatal brain defect), cleft palate and heart defects. Though it is currently unclear whether or not the birth defects are...
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Two drugs commonly diagnosed to treat urinary tract infections in pregnant women have been found to increase the chance of multiple birth defects in their developing fetuses.
In a study recently completed by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sulfonamides (sulfa drugs) [...]
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From eontarionow.com
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some of the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of several birth defects if a woman uses them early in pregnancy, a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows.
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A large study on the effects of antibiotics used during pregnancy and birth defects has been released. The Associated Press (AP) reported that the emerging study—the first of its kind to review the use of antibiotics during pregnancy—found a link between mediations for urinary tract infections and birth defects. The study appears in this month’s [...]
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From newsinferno.com
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Boston (DbTechNo) - A new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked two common antibiotics to increased risk of birth defects in newborn babies.
The class of antibiotics found to be dangerous for children are nitrofurantoins and sulfonamides, commonly prescribed to treat women with urinary tract infections.
According to researchers of the [...]
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