Sulfadiazine rheumatic fever prophylaxis during pregnancy: does it increase the risk of kernicterus in the newborn?

MeSH terms

• Female
• Fetus / drug effects*
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Kernicterus / chemically induced*
• Maternal-Fetal Exchange
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / prevention & control*
• Rheumatic Fever / prevention & control*
• Risk
• Sulfadiazine / adverse effects*
• Sulfadiazine / therapeutic use