INDICES> ciprofloxacin and metronidazole in first trimester (4)

[Joel Lexchin <joel.lexchin@utoronto.ca>]

INDICES> ciprofloxacin and metronidazole in first trimester (4)
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Although the usual recommendation is that metronidazole not be used in
pregnancy it does not appear to be associated with an increased
teratogenic risk and depending on the risk?benefit ratio could be used.
(Burtin P, Taddio A, Ariburnu O, Einarson TR, Koren G. Safety of
metronidazole in   pregnancy: a meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol
1995;172:525-9.)


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