Antibiotic use amongst pregnant women in a public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.
Sasha NaidooVarsha BangaleeFrasia OosthuizenPublished in: Health SA = SA Gesondheid (2021)
Several classes of antibiotics were used in pregnancy despite the lack of available safety data and clinical evidence. Informing women of the potential side effects and keeping abreast with new information played an important role in the safe, rational and effective use of medicines that contributed to improving maternal health.
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