Open AccessMaternal Exposure to Amoxicillin and the Risk of Oral Clefts
Author(s) -
Kueiyu Joshua Lin,
Allen A. Mitchell,
WaiPing Yau,
Carol Louik,
Sonia Hernández–Dı́az
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e318258cb05
Subject(s) - medicine , amoxicillin , odds ratio , pregnancy , confidence interval , obstetrics , epidemiology , risk factor , gestation , gestational age , antibiotics , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Prior studies have suggested an increased risk of oral clefts after exposure to amoxicillin in early pregnancy, but findings have been inconsistent.