Patterns of infections and antimicrobial drugs' prescribing among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study.

Mohamed A BarakaLina Hussain AlLehaibiHind Nasser AlSuwaidanDuaa AlsulaimanMd Ashraful IslamBadriyah Shadid AlotaibiAmany AlboghdadlyAli H HomoudFuad H Al-GhamdiMastour S Al GhamdiZaheer-Ud-Din Babar

Published in: Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice (2021)

The study revealed a high proportion of antimicrobials prescribed during pregnancy that might pose risks to mothers and their fetuses. Future multicenter studies are warranted to evaluate the rational prescription of antimicrobial medications during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
primary care
physical activity
single cell
risk factors
clinical trial
emergency department
gestational age
risk assessment
case control
adverse drug
preterm birth
double blind