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Pyuria in pregnancy

2016-08-09 16:12:12
1) Complete Urine Examination (CUE) on 7th AUG 2016:: PUS Cells=8-10/HPF, Epithelial Cells=1-2/HPF 2)Cefotaxime, Cefazolin, Ceftazidime, Meropenem(Category-B) are sensitive. What category-B medicine to be taken for bacteria infection in urine
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Hello...... The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy. Meropenem comes in cat B, means quite safer drug. If you don't want meropenem you can take cefatazidime

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