On 08/01/2006, at 5:36, June & John wrote:

> Mum was prescribed E-Mycin because of a wound infection, had been  
> taking the antibotic for 3 days. Mum has a pencincillin allergy
> I observed the baby breastfeeding, he was a little fussy at first  
> but stayed feeding for 10 mins, Mum then sat him and burped him. A  
> few second later he had 2 power chucks and then went floppy but  
> recovered.

Dr Hale has drawn attention to a study linking maternal intake of  
macrolide antibiotics with 3-10 times increased risk of pyloric  
stenosis in young infants.

http://66.230.33.248/discus/messages/40/364.html?1074526328

Scand J Infect Dis. 2003;35(2):104-6.
Risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis after maternal  
postnatal use of macrolides.
Sorensen HT, Skriver MV, Pedersen L, Larsen H, Ebbesen F, Schonheyder  
HC.


More here
http://66.230.33.248/discus/messages/59/403.html?1064946246


Lara Hopkins

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