Placental transfer of antibiotics administered to the mother: A review

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-63

  Pacifici, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Placenta; Placental transfer

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZLOCILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFMENOXIME; CEFOTIAM; CEFOXITIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIMETHATE; DICLOXACILLIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GRISEOFULVIN; KANAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULBENICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; THIAMPHENICOL; VANCOMYCIN;

DELIVERY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MATERNAL PLASMA; MEDLINE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 32544460841     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP44057     Document Type: Review

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