Re: Vaginal Bacterial Infection

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At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote: >
>At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Robin wrote:
>>
>>I am 23 weeks pregnant and last Thurs. was diagnosed by my OB with a
>>bacterial infection (not yeast she says). She is having it cultured and
>>in the meantime put me on Augmentin. I am still having symptoms today
>>(discharg and an itch that is about to put me over the edge). Was
>>Augmentin an appropriate choice of antibiotic? When should my symptoms
>>start going away?
>>
>>Thanks!
>
>That would depend on the bacteria that is being treated. Augmentin is
>not a typical choice, largely because it can cause a reactive yeast
>infection.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is neither designed nor intended to replace consultation with and examination by a licensed medical professional.
>
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>

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