Ninety obstetric patients with significant bacteriuria were treated randomly with either a single dose of 3 g amoxycillin or with a conventional course of ampicillin over 7 days. Treatment groups were comparable in terms of age, gravidity and socioeconomic status, and the outcome of pregnancy in the two groups did not differ significantly.Cure rates, assessed at 1 week and 6 weeks after treatment, were not significantly different: 88% for single-dose treatment and 84% for conventional treatment. It is concluded that a single dose of 3 g amoxycillin IS a safe, effective and acceptable treatment for bacteriuria in pregnancy and the puerperium.
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