TY - JOUR
T1 - Clarithromycin in early pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage and malformation
T2 - a register based nationwide cohort study
AU - Andersen, Jon Trærup
AU - Petersen, Morten
AU - Jimenez-Solem, Espen
AU - Broedbaek, Kasper
AU - Andersen, Nadia Lyhne
AU - Torp-Pedersen, Christian
AU - Keiding, Niels
AU - Poulsen, Henrik Enghusen
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The antibiotic clarithromycin has been associated with fetal loss in animals and a study has found a doubling in the frequency of miscarriages among women using clarithromycin in pregnancy. The aim of the study was to investigate whether clarithromycin use in early pregnancy was associated with an increased risk for miscarriages and major malformations.
AB - The antibiotic clarithromycin has been associated with fetal loss in animals and a study has found a doubling in the frequency of miscarriages among women using clarithromycin in pregnancy. The aim of the study was to investigate whether clarithromycin use in early pregnancy was associated with an increased risk for miscarriages and major malformations.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0053327
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0053327
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23301061
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 8
SP - e53327
JO - P L o S One
JF - P L o S One
IS - 1
ER -