Azithromycin exposure during pregnancy not tied to neurodevelopmental disorders, study finds

Azithromycin exposure in pregnancy was not associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, according to a ...
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Azithromycin does not reduce malaria, STI risk for pregnant women at delivery

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Giving pregnant women azithromycin did not reduce malaria or STI incidence at delivery compared with standard ...
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NIH: Single Oral Dose of Azithromycin Cuts Risk of Postpartum Sepsis, Death

Sepsis The study analyzed 29,278 women who were in labor at 28 weeks’ gestation or more and who were planning a vaginal delivery. A single oral dose of azithromycin was found to significantly lower ...
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Single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin decreases sepsis and death risk during childbirth

A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth, a sweeping new international study from a UVA Health ...
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Oral azithromycin reduces maternal sepsis and healthcare costs in low-resource settings

Sepsis, a severe infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death, is one of the top three causes of maternal deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The ...
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Intrapartum azithromycin reduces sepsis, mortality for mothers but not neonates

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Azithromycin administered to women in labor during planned vaginal delivery reduced their risks for sepsis and ...
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Single dose of azithromycin reduces maternal sepsis or death

A new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine provides evidence that a single oral dose of azithromycin, a common antibiotic, reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death by 33 ...