Open AccessAssociation Between Use of Oral Fluconazole During Pregnancy and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion and Stillbirth
Author(s) -
Ditte MølgaardNielsen,
Henrik Svanström,
Mads Melbye,
Anders Hviid,
Björn Pasternak
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2015.17844
Subject(s) - medicine , fluconazole , obstetrics , abortion , pregnancy , gestation , cohort study , hazard ratio , gestational age , confounding , cohort , gynecology , confidence interval , antifungal , dermatology , biology , genetics
Vaginal candidiasis is common during pregnancy. Although intravaginal formulations of topical azole antifungals are first-line treatment for pregnant women, oral fluconazole is often used despite limited safety information.
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