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Treatment of infections during pregnancy: Progress and challenges
Lisa M Noguchi1, Richard H Beigi2
1Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Background:
Emergence of Zika virus as a pathogen with important implications for perinatal outcomes highlights the need to identify safe and effective strategies for prevention and treatment of maternal infections.
Methods:
While substantial progress has been made in this area in recent years, significant regulatory and health systems barriers must still be overcome to identify and deliver evidence-based drug therapies for pregnant women.
Results:
We review progress and outstanding challenges associated with the identification and implementation of new treatment options for maternal infections.
Conclusion:
We describe several strategies in use to optimize the application of existing evidence.Birth Defects Research 109:387-390, 2017.© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.