Real-world antibiotic utilization during pregnancy in Italy: a multiregional retrospective population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to antibiotics during pregnancy is frequent, despite the limited evidence derived from clinical trials. Drug utilization studies could improve knowledge on utilization of these medications during this critical period. In this context, the present study aimed to describe antibiotic exposure during pregnancy in Italy at both national and regional levels.

Methods

This retrospective population-based study involved a cohort of women who gave birth from 2016 to 2018 and were residents of one of the following Italian regions: Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Apulia or Sardinia. A series of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were retrieved from regional healthcare databases. The prevalence of the use of antibiotics was estimate

SUBMITTER: Servadio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020250 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature