Bacterial pneumonia infection in pregnancy

Tracy Ashby; Peter Staiano; Nimeh Najjar; Mariam Louis

doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.07.001

Bacterial pneumonia infection in pregnancy

Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Dec;85(Pt A):26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.07.001. Epub 2022 Jul 19.

Authors

Tracy Ashby¹, Peter Staiano¹, Nimeh Najjar¹, Mariam Louis²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, UF Health Clinical Center, 655 West 8th Street, Suite 7-088, C-54, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA.
² Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, UF Health Clinical Center, 655 West 8th Street, Suite 7-088, C-54, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. Electronic address: mariam.louis@jax.ufl.edu.

PMID: 35970746
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.07.001

Abstract

Bacterial pneumonia in pregnancy is the most common fatal non-obstetrical infection and is associated with poorer maternal and fetal outcomes. Risk factors include normal physiological and anatomic changes that occur during pregnancy. In this review, we will discuss the etiological pathogens of bacterial pneumonias in pregnancy and its common complications, including both maternal and fetal outcomes. We will also review the diagnosis and management of bacterial pneumonia in the outpatient and inpatient setting and highlight the major pregnancy and lactation considerations when choosing antibiotic therapies.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Bacterial pneumonia; Fetal outcomes; Maternal outcomes; Pregnancy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Pneumonia* / drug therapy
Pneumonia, Bacterial* / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Bacterial* / drug therapy
Pregnancy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents