doyoudig
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A 19-year-old primigravid woman at 34 weeks' gestation comes to the physician for a routine prenatal visit. Her pregnancy has been uncomplicated. She has no history of serious illness. She takes no medications and has no known allergies. Examination shows a uterus consistent in size with a 34-week gestation. A routine clean-catch urine culture grows greater than 100,000 colonies/mL of Escherichia coli. Which of the following is the most appropriate pharmacotherapy?
A Ampicillin
B Ciprofloxacin
C Clindamycin
D Doxycycline
E Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
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| dncosta
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A
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| doyoudig
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Is TMP-SMC a Contraindiaction in the 3rd Trimester??
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| prathapdoctor
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yes, its a contraindication for sure, because it can cause hyperbilirubinemia by displacing it from albumin binding sites.
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| Justice
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Could be A, but they say that in most of the hospitals E. Coli is amp-resistant in 70%. I would go with TMP-SMC, at 34 weeks it should be safe...
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| dr in trouble
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I think it shud b A
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| ram3
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Ampicillin
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