Antibiotics for treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy

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Authors

Helen M. McDonald · Women's and Children's Hospital

Peter Brocklehurst · University of Oxford

Adrienne Gordon · Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Abstract

Antibiotic treatment can eradicate bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy. This review provides little evidence that screening and treating all pregnant women with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis will prevent PTB and its consequences. However, there is some suggestion that treatment before 20 weeks' gestation may reduce the risk of PTB. This needs to be further verified by future trials.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive tract infections research Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Urinary Tract Infections Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd000262.pub3