An educational intervention about the classification of penicillin allergies: effect on the appropriate choice of antibiotic therapy in pregnant women

Worldwide, infection is one of the leading causes of both maternal and neonatal mortality.1 Antibiotics have made maternal sepsis-related mortality a rare event and the frequency of maternal-fetal infections has fallen substantially.2 Overall, 15% of pregnant women receive antibiotics during pregnancy3 and 55% receive them at delivery.4 β-lactams are among the most useful antibiotics because of their efficacy, tolerability and safety during pregnancy. Streptococcus agalactiae is responsible for more than half the maternal-fetal infections,5 and almost all isolates are highly susceptible to penicillins.

Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - July 17, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: C. Thellier, D. Subtil, D. Pelletier de Chambure, B. Grandbastien, C. Catteau, A. Beaugendre, D. Poitrenaud, A. Prevotat, P. Richart, K. Faure, R. Le Guern Tags: Original Article Source Type: research