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Can Amikacin Be Taken For UTI During Pregnancy?
my wife concieved pregnancy at last week of january but on 15-16 march she started vomiting and has got uti infection ,a doctor has given amikacin iv and ofloxacin tab. nw i am consultaing d another doctor she told me that amikacin may be cross placenta and teratogenesis may be occured ,nw what i can do
Wed, 6 Aug 2014
Hello,
Amikacin has shown to be very teratogenic and can result in serious consequences for the fetus. Did the prescribing doctor not know of her pregnancy status? The only thing you can do now is to make sure complete monitoring of her pregnancy done, and also go about the triple marker test to make sure we rule out a few other abnormalities. During ultrasound investigations, make sure a close watch kept on growth and developmental abnormalities.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shoaib Khan
Amikacin has shown to be very teratogenic and can result in serious consequences for the fetus. Did the prescribing doctor not know of her pregnancy status? The only thing you can do now is to make sure complete monitoring of her pregnancy done, and also go about the triple marker test to make sure we rule out a few other abnormalities. During ultrasound investigations, make sure a close watch kept on growth and developmental abnormalities.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shoaib Khan
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