All of the following antibiotics can be used to treat cystitis in pregnancy except ________
Ciprofloxacin, a Fluroquinolone antibiotic, is contraindicated in pregnancy as it causes cailage and bone defects in the fetus. Antibiotics safe in pregnancy include Penicillin group, Cephalosporins, Erythromycin, Metronidazole (except in 1st trimester) Antibiotics unsafe in pregnancy: Metronidazole (in first trimester), Chloramphenicol, Aminoglycoside, Tetracycline and Fluroquinolones. Ref: ncb.nlm.nih.gov
Amoxycillin
1st generation Cephalosporins
Ciprofloxacin
3rd generation Cephalosporins
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